Dr. David Fleming is the Founder Director of the Lean Economy Connection, and an independent writer in the fields of energy, environment, economics, society and culture. He first published the system of TEQs (formerly Domestic Tradable Quotas - DTQs) in 1996. The wider context of our times is addressed in his forthcoming Lean Logic: A Dictionary for Our Time.

He is in demand as a speaker and energy consultant to many organisations taking a progressive approach to the problems facing humanity. To contact David, click here.

Shaun Chamberlin is our TEQs Development Director, as well as a specialist in climate change and the energy peak.

He is a member of DECC's Personal Carbon Allowances Advisory Group and is heavily involved with the
Transition Towns movement, with his first book, The Transition Timeline, published in 2009. This wider work is discussed at his own Dark Optimism site. He is also the webmaster of our site. To contact Shaun, click here.

Beth Stratford is a researcher and editor for David Fleming's forthcoming book Lean Logic.

Outside Lean Logic, she is a film-maker and climate change activist. Since studying Politics at Cambridge, she has directed the viral hit Cheat Neutral, produced a series of short films for Channel 4's Iraq War season, and worked for a year on The Age of Stupid. To contact Beth, click here.

Jennifer O'Brien is a researcher for David Fleming's forthcoming book Lean Logic.

Jen has several years practical experience embedding Lean in industry and is currently completing her MSc thesis "Could Lean thinking be useful to empower UK environmental community groups?" at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). To contact Jen, click here.

Beth Barton is a researcher for the final stages of David Fleming's forthcoming book Lean Logic.

Beth has degrees in Anthropology from Durham and the University of London. After some years of teaching in London, she has switched her career into the field of green futures.

Availability for speaking engagements

Dr David Fleming: the economics, environment and culture of community-building; the energy peak and responses to it; TEQs; nuclear energy.

Shaun Chamberlin: climate change; problems with conventional carbon trading and carbon offsetting; the energy peak and responses to it; TEQs; Transition Towns; the cultural stories and perspectives underlying our challenges and responses.

For details of existing speaking engagements please visit the Outreach page.