Leen Gorissen PhD

Dr. Leen Gorissen, PhD. in Biology and founder of Studio Transitio is specialized in transition research, regenerative design and bio-inspired innovation. From 2009 to 2017, she worked for the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO Belgium) where she headed projects on sustainable forest management, circular economy and urban sustainability transitions. As an innovation biologist and transition process facilitator at Studio Transitio, Leen created workshops on bio-inspired innovation for institutes like the European Environment Agency, CIMMYT, the Belgian, Swedish and Portuguese EPAs and for a broad range of businesses like Triodos, SAS, Philips, Atlas Copco, nexxworks, EDFLuminus, Business Leaders and the Portuguese Business Council for Sustainable Development. She organised bio-inspired innovation sessions in San Francisco, Oakland, Mexico City, Perth, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Lisbon, Athens, Utrecht, Hyltebruk, Ghent and Brussels and is the lead author of the book ‘Change the World City by City’ (2018).