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Guest post by Gina Scholer

By Gina Scholer on 22nd August 2016

Exploring the Good Life: Germany’s Ministry of Happiness and…

I love my job working as the German Minister of Happiness and Well-being. You may now be asking yourself: Seriously, is there a Ministry of Happiness and Well-being in Germany?! Well, yes, there is! I helped to establish this interactive project

Our world - Ideas & Analysis

By NOW on 15th August 2016

Education and Wellbeing Series, in Partnership with #Teacher5adayslowchat

Education is vital for wellbeing; it is not simply about preparing for a job, but is a preparation for life. Plus, as we all know, learning can be a life-long adventure that does not stop once you leave school. Here

Guest post by Karen Jeffrey

Our world - Beyond Growth

By Karen Jeffrey on 20th July 2016

Happy Planet Index 2016: Measuring Sustainable Wellbeing

Guest post by Karen Jeffrey, the New Economics Foundation (nef) The 2016 Happy Planet Index (HPI) results are in. For the fourth time, the New Economics Foundation (nef) have ranked countries all over the world based on how efficiently their

Our world - Beyond Growth

By Roger Higman on 14th June 2016

Putting Wellbeing at the Heart of Policy: Lessons from…

By Roger Higman, NOW Director Photo on right shared via Gross National Happiness Centre, Bhutan A commitment to wellbeing is central to the development strategies of both Bhutan and Ecuador, despite their very different cultures and histories, suggested presentations at

Guest post by Dafydd Thomas

Our community - Wellbeing Together

By Dafydd Thomas on 11th May 2016

The Wellbeing of Future Generations Act: A Chance To…

Guest post by Dafydd Thomas about the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act There have been some pretty significant changes in the politics and policies in the Welsh Assembly this year – and I’m not referring to UKIP winning their first

Guest post by Colin Beavan

Our world - Healthy Planet

By Colin Beavan on 7th May 2016

Small Choices, Big Impact

Colin Beavan aka No Impact Man explores how everyday decisions create wider positive change. Back before I did the No Impact Man lifestyle experiment – in which I completely deconstructed my life and then put it back together, small choice

Our world - Beyond Growth

By NOW on 21st March 2016

Wellbeing and GDP: Talk by Lorenzo Fioramonti

Lorenzo Fioramonti is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Pretoria and the Director of the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation. He explains how using GDP as a so called measurement of national success prevents the economy

Guest post by Felipe Viveros

Our world - Beyond Growth

By Felipe Viveros on 18th March 2016

Implementing Gross National Happiness Globally, From the Bottom Up

By Nima Tshering and Felipe Viveros, Gross National Happiness Centre, Bhutan “By happiness I mean here a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. This is not a mere pleasurable feeling, a fleeting emotion or a

Guest post by Claudius Van Wyk

Our community - Wellbeing Together

By Claudius Van Wyk on 23rd February 2016

Seven Dimensions of Holistic Wellbeing

Dr. Claudius van Wyk is an international trainer and practitioner in the theory and practice of holistic wellbeing. In this guest post, Claudius describes a model of wellbeing that he has found useful – the seven pillars of wellbeing –

Guest post by Martin Whitlock

Our world - Beyond Growth

By Martin Whitlock on 12th February 2016

Can We Build a Wellbeing Economy when GDP gets…

By Martin Whitlock, Stop-GDP.org People from Totnes and the surrounding community gathered in the Methodist Church, on Thursday (4th February 2016), to hear Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti, a global thought leader in the “Beyond GDP” movement and author of Gross Domestic Problem:

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