Alanna Irving joined Enspiral in 2011. She was co-founding executive director of the Enspiral Foundation, and co-founder of Loomio & Cobudget. Alanna is an expert in bossless, radically cooperative leadership, governance, and ownership. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand. alanna.space

Sandra Chemin has been passionate about innovation, experimentation and learning by doing all her life. She is the founder of futureyou.be, helping organisations and individuals create the future of their work. She is a sought-after speaker based between New Zealand and Brazil. FutureYou

Damian Sligo-Green brings a living systems lens to his work paying special attention to the deeper needs of people and planet. He’s based in Wellington building Bamboo Creative, a digital agency within the Enspiral community. bamboocreative.nz

Chelsea is a systems change strategist and operator who has been instrumental in building and leading organisations including GenerationZero.org, LifeHackHQ.co and Loomio.org. She lives in San Francisco and continues to expand her impact in governance through openlunar.org.

chelsearobinson.me

Joshua Vial is the original founder of the Enspiral collective and has worked on many ventures and projects since then, most notably Enspiral Dev Academy. As a programmer, entrepreneur, facilitator and educator he works in the space where technology, deep purpose and systemic change meet.

Kate Beecroft is a strategist, facilitator, process designer and business developer who has been launching trainings, designing and hosting events and consulting with companies on the principles of self management. She is based in Europe and is a co-founder of Greaterthan.

Francesca Pick is a driving force in several international collectives such as the Ouishare network. Her work is focused on community building, new organisational models and participatory governance. She is based in Europe and is the co-founder of Greaterthan.

Richard D. Bartlett has been cultivating the Enspiral garden since 2012. He co-founded Loomio, an open source software tool for collective decision-making, and The Hum, offering practical guidance for decentralised organisations.

Ants Cabraal is a creative producer, writer and instigator who has helped many Enspiral initiatives start and grow since 2012. He collaborates widely and loves to get new ideas off the ground– including driving the creation of this book. He is based in Melbourne, Australia. Whiskeyfix Studios

Susan Basterfield is catalyst and convener, helping individuals and organisations release potential through participatory organising. She is a prolific writer and speaker, and has shared her experiences from India to Korea, Canada to Chile, Sweden to Australia and most places in between.

greaterthan.works

Silvia Zuur brings people into the heart of all organisational change work. With more than a decade of facilitation and organisation building experience, she is comfortable pacing the main stage of an event, sorting logistics out the back, or scheming and dreaming new ideas.

silviazuur.com