Andrew Gaines

Andrew Gaines is the instigator of Inspiring Transition, a citizen-led educational movement to inspire thoughtful mainstream commitment to doing everything required to transition to a compassionate ecologically sustainable society.

His professional background is as a Feldenkrais practitioner, creativity trainer and psychotherapist. He studied philosophy and engineering at Princeton University. He trained in The Natural Step principles of environmental sustainability, and also trained in creative thinking modalities including MG Taylor’s DesignShops, Synectics, and improvisational acting.

Andrew has applied insights into the neurology of improving human performance to creativity, personal development, and large-scale social change.

Andrew was a principal organizer of the Creative thinking forum on transitioning to a viable society in Sydney (2010) and the National Summit on whole system change in Geelong (2011).

Andrew is a Founding Sponsor of The Global Compassion Coalition and a Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society of Arts, Industry and Commerce).

His books include Becoming an Evolutionary Catalyst, Creative Conversations, Inner Work and Kitchen Table Conversations.