This course takes you on a world tour to see how governments are putting wellbeing economy principles in practice. Whether working at a local, regional or (inter)national level, you’ll be equipped and inspired with tools and examples to help drive holistic, inclusive and sustainable policy development.
Modules 1 to 3 have been designed as the foundational modules, so we recommend starting there. After that, you can choose your own adventure and focus on the modules that are most relevant for your work.
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Module 1: What is a wellbeing economy?
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Module 2: Why a wellbeing economy?
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2.1 Module overview
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2.2 The use of GDP in public policy
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2.3 Rethinking the shape of progress
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2.4 The need for deep economic systems change
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2.5 Design principles for a wellbeing economy
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2.6 The broad post-growth movement
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2.7 Post-growth versus green and inclusive growth
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2.8 The value of applying a wellbeing economy approach to public policy
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2.9 Module 2 completed!
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Module 3: Leading from where you are
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Module 4: Having constructive conversations with those who hold different views
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4.1 Module overview
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4.2 Transcending political divides
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4.3 Finding language that works
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4.4 Showing the momentum
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4.5 Common concerns and possible ways to engage
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4.5.1 Concern 1: Our wellbeing is dependent on economic growth
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4.5.2 Concern 2: We need economic growth to fund essential public services and the transition
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4.5.3 Concern 3: Will a wellbeing economy jeopardise a healthy business environment?
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4.6 Module 4 completed!
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Module 5: Co-creating a wellbeing economy vision
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5.1 Module overview
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5.2 Laying the foundations for a wellbeing economy visioning journey
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5.3 Building your core team
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5.4 Understanding the current landscape
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5.5 Mapping your stakeholders
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5.6 Designing the participatory process
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5.7 Envisioning a new future
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5.8 Defining ways of working to arrive at desired outcomes
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5.9 Communicating the wellbeing economy vision
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5.10 Module 5 completed!
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Module 6: Measuring wellbeing
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6.1 Module overview
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6.2 Measuring wellbeing
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6.3 Complementing data with community insights
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6.4 Selecting wellbeing indicators
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6.5 Wellbeing indices and dashboards: Pros & Cons
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6.6 Finding data
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6.7 More work is needed to measure impacts on wellbeing elsewhere
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6.8 Using wellbeing data to set priorities for change
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6.9 Module 6 completed!
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Module 7: Building a wellbeing economy movement
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Module 8: Strengthening capacity and accountability for progress
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8.1 Module overview
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8.2 Building capacity for wellbeing economy governance
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8.3 Genuine wellbeing economy approaches or 'window dressing'?
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8.4 Strengthening accountability for wellbeing
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8.5 The Wales Well-being of Future Generations Act
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8.6 The Welsh Act in action
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8.7 Successes and challenges
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8.8 Module 8 completed!
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Module 9: Wellbeing policy impact assessment
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9.1 Module overview
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9.2 Using wellbeing frameworks to design policy in a complex world
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9.3 Five overarching considerations for policy impact assessments
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9.4 Broadening the policy assessment toolkit
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9.5 Assessing impacts on root causes
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9.6 Impacts on current wellbeing, wellbeing inequalities and future wellbeing
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9.7 Strengthening the assessment of impacts on future wellbeing
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9.8 Assessing impacts on wellbeing elsewhere
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9.9 Towards an integrated model of Wellbeing Policy Impact Assessment
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9.10 Module 9 completed!
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