Desiree Driesenaar

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Join date: Jun 30, 2021

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Together with Mike Harps, I'm the maker of this website. Together with many professors, scientists and professional change-maker friends we are the think-and-do-tank Abundanism. The words on this website are mine. The thoughts come from our collective intelligence. Aligned with Gaia.

At this moment, I'm working on the book Abundanism. A biomimicry book with many solutions for our time. Layered with exercises, poetry and rational explanations, it gives an overview of our professional experience. And gives ideas on how to redesign your life. And our human systems in line with our planet.

Adaptive species are thriving species...

And when I'm not writing or putting my hand in the soil to make a difference, I'm swimming in open water. Sea. Lakes. Rivers. I immerse myself in our planet. And enjoy.

Posts (21)

Mar 30, 2026 ∙ 5 min

Why Biomimicry?

Our planet spins already 5 billion years very fast in a universe. And we are glued inside with magnetic powers and nano-hairs. Van der Waals powers is the technical term. Gecko's do it too. They can walk on ceilings. But we walk on ceilings too. Because we spin! Why aren't our cheeks wobbly with G-power winds? Well we are IN the planet. And our ear-brain-connection keeps up upright. Our planet make everything from light (photosynthesis) and sound. And Mike and I are curious beings on a...

Dec 22, 2025 ∙ 4 min

Understanding Abundanism Principles in Consulting for Environmental Solutions

Imagine a world where nature and economy don’t just coexist but thrive together in a beautiful dance of abundance. Sounds dreamy, right? Well, that’s exactly what abundanism is all about. It’s a fresh, hopeful approach to solving environmental challenges by designing systems that regenerate nature while boosting local economies. Today, I want to take you on a journey through the core ideas of abundanism principles in consulting and how they can transform the way we think about sustainability....

Dec 21, 2025 ∙ 10 min

Nature-Based Solutions Life

In 2002, I came into regeneration, nature-based solutions, holistic sustainability, biomimicry, and system dynamics. What a mouth full! Why do we make the choices we make as sustainable innovators? Well, we all have different backgrounds, some more technical than others. Most people have a hard time understanding, because they know little about biology, physics, economy or good/bad technologies. Let alone what happened in our industrial era that's too toxic. And what is luckily changing now...