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 →
Measuring, understanding and improving wellbeing at the Royal West of England Academy
Centre for Thriving Places is working with the Royal West of England Academy – Bristol’s oldest public art gallery – to measure, understand and improve wellbeing using our Happiness Pulse... read more →
Understanding national wellbeing data with the Thriving Places Index
Last week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released their annual personal wellbeing data at local level bulletin. This is a data set and analysis of self-reported wellbeing - people’s... read more →
Measuring, understanding and improving wellbeing at the Royal West of England Academy
Happy City is working with the Royal West of England Academy - Bristol’s oldest public art gallery - to measure, understand and improve wellbeing using our Happiness Pulse data analytics... read more →
Thriving Places Index case studies in ONS data bulletin
We’re thrilled that data from the Thriving Places Index has been included in the latest ONS personal wellbeing bulletin. Four case studies have been produced from the Thriving Places Index... read more →
Ten years of progress towards redefining “progress”
Last week decision makers from around the world gathered at the OECD headquarters in Paris to discuss “Putting Wellbeing Metrics into Policy Action”. It was the third time Centre for... read more →
Can wellbeing grow amid deprivation and division?
This week, many of our past academic partners alongside our colleagues at What Works Centre for Wellbeing published new research into the role of place and community conditions for wellbeing.... read more →
Is regional GDP a good proxy for wellbeing?
The current economic logic says that if somewhere is making money, it’s doing well. But here at Happy City we've always been clear that that’s only part of the story.... read more →
Women, wellbeing and radical leadership
Why is it that almost all the radical approaches to delivering a new economic vision are being led by women? From Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand to Nicola Sturgeon in... read more →