“Complexity is not an obstacle, it is the new playing ground.

Oscar Gussinyer

Consultant, designer and facilitator

“I have been born in Garrotxa, made me root, being neurodivergent makes me disruptive”

Son of the Garrotxa and co-founder of Resilience Earth, my role in the cooperative is to make sense of the disgrace that we often find in this complexity that surrounds us, and I do so by weaving links between the tradition that has made us people and the innovation we need to go forward. In Resilience Earth I work side by side with communities, cooperatives, companies and grassroots organizations to walk towards more resilient and regenerative models. Rather than solve problems, I believe in hearing the silences of systems, where the most promising opportunities hope to be discovered.

As a regenerative consultant, my work focuses on reconnecting with the voice of the place and the dynamics of the territory. With my experience as a carob, I immerse myself in the subtleties of our landscape and the unique way to understand the life of a rooted and resilient community. This local look, combined with a global vision and a trajectory of more than two decades, allows me to facilitate collaborative processes that harmonise the global and the local without losing the essence of each.

My head works a little different, and this is sometimes an advantage. Dyslexia and ASD have made me take a taranna of thinking outside the test. It allows me to see it clear in the middle of the batibull, detecting patterns and pushing the head to find solutions where others do not see them. This tracing allows me to undo grenades, rumiar solutions that no one expected and build bridges between visions that, at first glance, seem to do not much to understand. This way of feeling also comes with a dose of sensitivity and desire to do well for everyone. In the end, it is about this: to undo knots and weave paths that lead us to a more rooted, just and resilient future.

Consolidated capacity

Regenerative facilitator: I accompany processes of territorial, community and organizational transformation.

President of Miceli Social: I lead a second-degree cooperative that encourages cooperative networks for resilience and regeneration.

University Professor: Professor in territorial resilience and regenerative development at the University of Girona and Master Urban Resilience for Sustainability Transitions at the International University of Catalonia.

Faculty of the Regenesis Institute: I coordinate the program "Regenerative Practitioner Program" in Catalonia.

Co-founder of the Academy of Iberian Permaculture: Organization that accompanies and certifies Diplomats of Permaculture.

Developing capacities

Regenerative Resourcing, through the international regeneration community related to Regenesis Group and Carol Sanford.

Bioregioning, through Participatory Research-Action and as a member of the Bioreginal Learning Alliance (I don't know if this is the best way to put it)

Sociocracy 3.0 on a territorial scale, through Participative Action-Research with training with James Priest and Lili David.

Community Resilience, in the process of lifelong learning.

Acquired skills

Bachelor of Environmental Sciences (B.Sc.) from Fairleigh Dickinson University (1999).

Postgraduate in Non-Violence, Autonomous University of Barcelona (2003).

Master in Sustainability, UNESCO Chair - Polytechnic University of Catalonia (2005).

Postgraduate in Sustainability Design, Gaia Education - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (2011).

International Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design (2017).

Co-Creative Facilitator, certified by Schumacher College with Jenny Mackewn (2017).

Training in Social Democracy 3.0, with James Priest and Lili David (2019).

Certification in Warm Data Labs, with Nora Bateson (2022).

Formation in Regenerative Development, with Regenesis Institute and Carol Sanford (2016-2025).

Publications

Gussinyer, O & Zárate,E (2025) Bioregional Governance: for Climate Resilient Ecosystems in Asia and the Pacific Commissioned by ECOLISE through the Climate Resilient & Inclusive Cities project.

Gussinyer, O. & Zárate, E. (2025). Bioregional Governance: European Case Studies & Framework in Europe. Commissioned by ECOLISE through the Climate Resilient & Inclusive Cities project.

Gussinyer, O. & Zárate, E. (2024). [Bioregional Regeneration: Community Development Proposals] In R. Suriñach & E. Vilaseca (Eds.) Futures (im)possible. Barcelona: Ed. Pollen.

Gussinyer, O. & Zárate, E. (2023). International patterns of territorial resilience: An approach to the province of Barcelona. [Defining & Adapting the International Patterns of Territorial Resilience to the Province of Barcelona] Collection Tools. Local Administration Series 12. Barcelona: Diputació de Barcelona.

Gussinyer, O. & Zárate, E. (2022). New Governances of the Past. [The New Governances of the Past] In: R. Cerarols and J. Nogué (Eds.) The other Rural World: Reflections and Experiences of the New Catalan Rurality. Barcelona: Ed. Paper Tiger.

Gussinyer, O. & Comas, L. (2022). Live dignifiedly in the Rural World: A step for change management. [Living with Dignity in the Rural World: A step towards change management] In C. Escarrà (Ed.) Solidarity Economy and Ruralities – Recovering Sovereignties. Barcelona: Ed. Pollen. (edited).