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Being part of the solution: guest blog from Dawn Snape, Centre for Thriving Places Co-Chair

We live in interesting times. I’m writing this on the day that the UK leaves the EU. The future feels uncertain - a bit like staring into the fog, not... read more →

Why are places different? Using data to inform policy and funding priorities

A recent paper from New Philanthropy Capital revealed that affluent areas have more charitable wealth and resources than the most deprived. For anyone seeking to address deprivation or inequality, this... read more →

The Active Wellbeing Society bespoke Happiness Pulse

The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) is a community benefit society and cooperative working to develop healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives. They’re delivering ‘Active Communities’, one of 12... read more →

Introducing Centre for Thriving Places

Today marks an important day - after a decade spent as Happy City we’re thrilled to present our new name: Centre for Thriving Places.  Whilst much has changed since we... read more →

Post-Brexit Britain – surviving or thriving?

By Liz Zeidler, Chief Exec Today is a big day. Like all divorces, things have reached a point where the ‘for better or worse’ promises of yesteryear have fallen away.... read more →

Tasting Colours Bespoke Happiness Pulse

Centre for Thriving Places is working with Tasting Colours, a social enterprise committed to putting people back in control of their lives to increase personal contribution to a society that realises it’s... read more →

New research evidences benefits of wellbeing training

We were thrilled to see that our friends and long-time collaborators Action for Happiness have gained so many headlines about their wellbeing workshop and the new evidence that shows they... read more →

Using the Thriving Places Index to understand employment data

We’ve designed the Thriving Places Index (TPI) to show whether an area is creating the conditions for people to thrive, within environmental limits and in a socially just way. Unlike... read more →

Making wellbeing measurement work

Last week, Centre for Thriving Places co-hosted the launch of associate Sam Wren-Lewis' new book, The Happiness Problem: Expecting better in an uncertain world. At the event Sam and Liz... read more →

What’s beyond wellbeing measurement?

Guest blog from philosopher and long-time Centre for Thriving Places associate Sam Wren-Lewis During my time as Head of Research and Development at Centre for Thriving Places, I helped develop... read more →
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