Module 4: Having constructive conversations with those who hold different views
Congratulations on completing Module 4!
This module has offered:
guidance on how to engage in constructive conversations to help shift mindsets and build broad-based support for a wellbeing economy.
evidence that can help you address concerns, clear myths and relieve doubts
Taking a participatory approach to develop a wellbeing economy vision can help build a wider support network, to jointly shift mindsets and practices towards a wellbeing economy. Join us in Module 5 on Co-creating a wellbeing economy vision to learn more about how to design this participatory visioning process.
In the meantime, please share you thoughts and potential ideas about how to further improve Module 4, in the End-of-Module survey.
Further reading
If you’d like to read more about narrative building for a wellbeing economy, you might like to explore the following resources:
CESR, Fight Inequality Alliance & University of Johannesburg (2024). Shifting the Narrative: Strengthening the stories we tell about the economy and human rights in South Africa.
FrameWorks Institute, NEON, NEF & PIRC (2018). Framing the economy: How to win the case for a better system.
FrameWorks Institute (2020). How to Talk about Rigged Systems: A Quick-Start Guide.
Klimecki, O. M. (2019). The Role of Empathy and Compassion in Conflict Resolution. Emotion Review, 11(4), 310-325. https://doi.org/10.1177/1754073919838609
Mason, N. & Büchs, M. (2023). Barriers to adopting wellbeing-economy narratives: comparing the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and Wellbeing Economy Governments, Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, Volume 19.
Potential Energy Coalition. (2023). Later is too late: Global report. Potential Energy Coalition.
The Workshop, Peter McKenzie Project and WEAll Aotearoa (2024). How to talk about redesigning our economy to prioritise people and the planet: a narrative briefing paper.
WEAll (n.d.) Changing the narrative.