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 (28)

Sep 30, 2026 ∙ 3 min

Some Greeks Just Do It...

VIP launch on October 24 in Athens Whoever knows me and follows my pages and media or my endeavors with regards to Blue Zones in Greece and also tropical islands, knows I have a heart for freedom. Abundanism started with minimalism. Because minimalism is sustainable for all and gives me an abundance of experiences, travel with locals, freedom, and nature-connection. My main topics became homes though. Belonging. Healthy cities need sponge soils and the landowners can get carbon credits for...

Sep 10, 2026 ∙ 3 min

My Path Unfolds in Front of My Feet. Do You Have That Too?

15 years ago I started my dance for abundance. I had had a dream which in fact proved to be a foreshadow. I would work in sustainability and ecosystem restoration. Carbon soils financed by carbon credits. Water retention and water cycle health. But it wouldn't stop at that. I would find full paradigm change. Healthy buildings with return on investment (ROI) in Year 0. Planet People Full-Profit. But you only see these things in hindsight. Now, I'm finaly making time to knot our experiences...

Sep 10, 2026 ∙ 6 min

From Mechanical Design to Natural Math: The Möbius Heart

Official illustrations from research gate. Search for helical heart Torrent Guasp and Gielis Superformula Dear friends and colleagues, We have been on a path of paradigm shifts and innovation designs for health and healthy environments for some time now. I have joined this joint journey in 2012. My path has not been linear, I got sidetracked and confused by personal stuff (illness, personal loss, mourning) and also by the illness that kills us all. Complexity overloads. Lost in translation....