Jun
27
Our Happiness Pulse is a powerful tool enabling individuals and organisations to take their wellbeing temperature as a springboard for long term change. CTP's Katie Tiplady-Startin previews some of the Pulse's new features coming soon. In a world driven by data, and with wellbeing and wider social value creeping up...
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May
25
A wealth of tools and resources is available to help newly elected councillors step into their roles with hope and confidence, says Liz Zeidler. Recently over 8000 councillors across England were elected to represent the hopes and needs of local citizens. These are ‘ordinary’ people from diverse backgrounds with varying...
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May
04
Economy governed by growth is SUCH a familiar idea, it's VERY resistant to change. Carnegie UK highlights new approaches and hails the emerging disrupters. Guest Blog: Jennifer Wallace Director of Policy and Evidence, Carnegie UK Trust Change is hard. Ask anyone who has had to adapt to new life circumstances or...
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Apr
18
The Hotspots Network is a group of organisations that formed slightly by accident when hardship swept through local communities in Gloucestershire after COVID. While central government dithered ineffectively, the social and community hubs with roots in the area came together to find solutions. Out of the connections strengthened by emergency...
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Mar
30
Female politicians and leaders are redefining measurements of success, by moving beyond GDP and centering wellbeing and sustainability. This blog highlights how. A guest blog by Kate Petriw, Wellbeing Economy Alliance According to the UN, since 1995 the number of females in national parliaments has only grown by a measly 11%. While progress...
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Mar
08
By Liz Zeidler, CEO Centre for Thriving Places With every new day it becomes clearer that we are moving ever closer to the collapse of the many social and planetary systems on which we depend because our economy fails to either value or nurture them. Today, on International Women's Day...
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Feb
14
Today sees the release of a discussion paper that outlines the ingredients needed to grow a fairer, greener and truly thriving economy For over 60 years we have been fed an economic diet narrowly focussed on GDP growth. This has produced unimaginable wealth for the few, but the majority are...
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Jan
11
How can ordinary citizens shift the economy? Could Wellbeing Economics help reverse Climate Change? Liz Zeidler answers these and other great questions in the Climate Curious podcast staged by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst of TEDx London. Well worth a listen! #ClimateCuriousPod #Catchup #Economics #Wellbeing #WEALL
Dec
15
As we head towards the end of another spectacularly difficult year, should we, in supposedly British fashion, Keep Calm and Carry On? Or is there a better way? A friend recently told me her young daughter is so worried about the state of the world that she feels she can...
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Nov
22
How to act locally to reduce climate change AND poverty This month many of the most powerful people on the planet gathered in Egypt to discuss the (lack of) progress towards reducing man-made climate change and the role of global inequalities in creating and averting the crisis. But what can...
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