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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

We’re thrilled that wellbeing economics is continuing to make waves across the world. In June we wrote about the developments that were taking place when Jacinda Ardern announced New Zealand’s... read more →

What a month it’s been for wellbeing economics. For an organisation that’s spent ten years campaigning for a societal commitment to wellbeing, it’s been heartwarming to watch the trickle of... read more →

This mental health awareness week there’s been plenty in the news about how green space plays a role in mental health - from articles ranging from the role that community... read more →

Who needs ‘community’? The short answer is we all do.  As people have understood across generations and geography, we need each other, particularly when times are tough.   Today sees... read more →

A decade ago the idea that we should measure the things that really matter to people and planet was brought to international attention by the Commission on the Measurement of... read more →