Agenda for Happiness Who, What, Agenda for Happiness Who, What, Where, Why & How – Session Three of Where, Why & How – Session Three of Happiness Initiative Leadership Happiness Initiative Leadership Training:Training:

1) Presentation – 50 min 1) Presentation – 50 min 2) Break – 10 min2) Break – 10 min3) Exercise – 30 min 3) Exercise – 30 min 4) Discussion – 30 min 4) Discussion – 30 min

Where…is happiness guiding policy?

Where Gross National Happiness Started - Bhutan

Genesis of the Nine Domains of GNH

Subjective and Objective indicators

Equal Weighting of Domains

Bhutan’s GNH report 2010What can Subjective and Objective Indicators tell us?

In the state of Gasa, people perceive themselves to have a similar standard of living to those in Thimphu

while the per capita income is lower.

What can Subjective and Objective Indicators tell us?

Few have perceive themselves to have a good understanding of climate change, and the majority

of waste disposal is through burning

Bhutan rates individuals by sufficiency

GNH Policy Screening Tool

rating of at least 3x number of

applicable factors for approval

by GNH Commission

some of the factors used for joining WTO decision

Brazil

where academics, grassroots activism and policy meet

Video of Felicidade Nacional Bruta in

Itapetininga, Brazil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPeNwH3ax-c&feature=youtu.be

UK

UK Office of Statistics

“To those who say this sounds like a distraction from the serious business of government, I say finding out what will improve lives and acting on it is the serious business of government.

"We'll continue to measure gross domestic product. But it is high time we admitted that, taken on its own, GDP is an incomplete way of measuring a country's progress.” – Prime Minister David Cameron

Surveyed 165,000 people between April 2011 and March 2012

HIP

Victoria BC, CanadaH

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NGO & City Team

“de-Bhutanized” GNH scores for Victoria BC

Community Meetings to discuss results, explore local challenges, identify assets

and generate neighborhood focuses assets

France

Government Report & Record

Past President Sarkozy commissioned Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen

“Report by the Commission on the measurement of economic performance and social progress”

Report finds GDP an adequate measure of well-being in part because it does not account for inequality.

The French National Statistics office included a chapter on how to measure wellbeing.

French Government measures unhappiness

- people who are dissatisfied- people who

think they are unhappy

- people who are missing out on happiness

- people for feel excluded from happiness

-1 in 5 suffered poverty at some point

China

City happiness index

Pingdingshan City

The "Happiness Index” with 16 indicators compiled by City Statistics Bureau include:

Disposable residential income ScienceEducationCultureHealthSports

China Institute City of Competiveness Council

Happiest Cities Evaluation Index

5 first level indicators21 second level indicators47 third level indicators

satisfaction with life index

quality of life index

social civilization index

economic welfare index

State of Maryland

USA

Used by policy makers to determine priorities

and see how sustainability and long term prosperity change

over time.

Superseding GDP with Objective

indicators

State of Vermont

USA

GPI +

the plus part

GHNUSA.org working with

Gund Institute and State

Government conducts GNH

Index surveys

What…is a happiness measure?

Can Happiness be Measured?

Answer: it already

has

…by nation

Can Happiness be Measured?

Answer: YES

OECD’s Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being which documents the validity and the status of happiness measurements.

Who…is who in the happiness movement ?

British Economist Inspiration for UK GovernmentFounder of Actions for Happiness

Richard Layard

Martin Seligman

Father of Positive PsychologyU of Penn Authentic Happiness

Dr. Happiness – PsychologistAdvisor to Gallup Researcher

Ed Diener

EconomistColumbia U Earth Institute World Happiness ReportUN’s MDG Goals

Jeffrey Sacks

Economist at University BCCanada’s National Stats Council

John Helliwell

How…is happiness measured?

Happiness Indicator

ComparisonGrid

What: Government of BhuranWhere: BhutanScale: City and RegionsFrequency: About Every 2 years Entity: GovernmentAccess: grossnationalhappiness.com

The Happiness Initiative/Happy Counts Gross National Happiness Index

What: The Happiness Initiative Where: USA and other areas Scale: scalable from nation to community Frequency: ongoing Entity: NGOAccess: happycounts.org

What: Gallup Healthways Poll and Wellbeing IndexWhere: USAScale: National to City or Region Frequency: Daily surveys, annual public reportsEntity: BusinessAccess: well-beingindex.com

Gallup World Poll

What: Gallup World PollWhere: International Scale: NationalFrequency: Periodic survey, annual public reportsEntity: BusinessAccess: gallup.com/strategicconsulting/en-us/worldpoll.aspx

*additional areas

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U Penn Center for Positive Psychology – Authentic Happiness

What: Authentic Happiness Center Where: University of PennsylvaniaScale: IndividualFrequency: Studies released in journals, etc. Entity: AcademicAccess: authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx

What: OECD Better Life IndexWhere: International Scale: NationFrequency: Annual Entity: NGOAccess: oecdbetterlifeindex.org

What: nef Happy Planet IndexWhere: InternationalScale: NationalFrequency: AnnualEntity: NGOAccess: happyplanetindex.org

What: European Social SurveyWhere: EuropeScale: National, some regionsFrequency: AnnualEntity: AcademicAccess: ess.nsd.uib.no/

What: UK Office of StatsWhere: Great Britain Scale: NationFrequency: Annual Entity: GovernmentAccess: ons.gov.uk/ons/interactive/well-being-wheel-of-measures/index.html

What: Canadian Index of WellbeingWhere: CanadaScale: National, limited to provincial levelsFrequency: AnnuallyEntity: NGOAccess: uwaterloo.ca/canadian-index-wellbeing/

World Values Survey

What: World Values SurveyWhere: The Globe Scale: NationsFrequency: Annually or longer intervalsEntity: NGOAccess: worldvaluessurvey.org

What: Australian Unity Wellbeing IndexWhere: Australia Scale: NationalFrequency: 2 times a year, 2,000 people Entity: For-profit and university partnershipAccess: www.deakin.edu.au/research/acqol/auwbi/survey-reports/index.php

The Happiness Movement: parting thought

Why…measure happiness?

The Hook:The Hook:With others or alone, depending on how you think best, With others or alone, depending on how you think best, take the position of a top advertising executive. Your take the position of a top advertising executive. Your job is to “sell” Gross National Happiness. Your job is to “sell” Gross National Happiness. Your performance will be evaluated based on 3 factors: 1) performance will be evaluated based on 3 factors: 1) the number of people to take the GNH Index survey, 2) the number of people to take the GNH Index survey, 2) the quality and amount of press you gain and 3) buy-in the quality and amount of press you gain and 3) buy-in from local politicians and community leaders. from local politicians and community leaders. Identify up to 3 “hooks” (e.g. emotional appeal that Identify up to 3 “hooks” (e.g. emotional appeal that attracts, appeals to your audiences’ self-image and attracts, appeals to your audiences’ self-image and affirms you provide what they want) to attract and affirms you provide what they want) to attract and retain the attention of your audience. Hooks include retain the attention of your audience. Hooks include clever phrases, catchy jingles, unforgettable image… clever phrases, catchy jingles, unforgettable image…

Additional ResourcesTwo Important Online ResourcesThe World Happiness Report - John Helliwell, Jeffrey Sachs and Robert LayardGuidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being by OECD

Subjective Indicators of WellbeingBhutan’s Gross National Happiness report and policy toolUK Happiness Index 2012 (the Happiness Wheel and see a report issued 2012) European Social SurveyGallup World PollGallup Healthways Poll by State in USAAuthentic Happiness - Martin Seligman at University of PennsylvaniaWorld Values SurveyWorld Health Organization Quality of LifeDetroit Area Study - Assessing Community Quality of LifeGeneral Social Survey Centre for Economic Performance Recommendations for Measuring Subjective Well-BeingBristols’ Happy City Index (in development)Santa Monica’s Local Wellbeing Index Project (in development)Brazil – Susan AndrewsSomerville, MA Wellbeing ProjectAustralian Unity Well-Being Index  – the reports (a for-profit working with a university)

A Few Objective Indicators of Wellbeing and HappinessOECD Better Life IndexMaryland Genuine Progress IndicatorCanadian Index of WellbeingSocial Progress IndexHappy Planet IndexAnd a meta list: Communities Indicators Consortium

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