Research Interests

Transformative leadership, Participatory Leadership, Personal and Social Change, Social Creativity, Transdisciplinarity, Futures Studies.

Biography

Gabrielle Donnelly, Ph.D. is a transdisciplinary scholar-practitioner focusing on bridging social change theories and practices to support leaders and communities to engage with the complex issues of our times and create more compelling futures. Gabrielle is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Transformative Inquiry Department at CIIS, Associate Professor of Leadership & Social Change at Acadia University and a Lead Strategist at The Outside, a global consultancy activating large-scale equitable change. She is a Consulting Editor with World Futures: The Journal of New Paradigm Research.

Education

2017 Doctor of Philosophy, Transformative Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, USA.

2008 Master of Arts, International Development Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.

2006 Globalization and Governance Certificate, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

2006 Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Religion, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Recent Publications

Donnelly, G & Montuori, A. (2023). Handbook for Creative Futures. Routledge.

Ryan-Hart, T. & Donnelly, G. (2023). Taking a radical stance for complex joy in the work of shaping change. In G. Donnelly & A. Montuori (Eds). Handbook for creative futures. (pp. 307-316). Routledge.

Donnelly, G. & Montuori, A. (2022). Engaging Creative Tensions in Activist and Social Movement Spaces. In E. Tilley (Ed.) Creative Activism: Research, Pedagogy and Practice. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Donnelly, G. (2020). Leading change: The theory and practice of integrative polarity work. World Futures, 76(8), 497-518.