Module 5: Co-creating a wellbeing economy vision
Insights to get started
Before starting the participatory visioning process, it is important to gain an understanding of the current landscape. This understanding does not have to be complete, as it will be further developed throughout the co-creative process. However, a basic understanding will provide valuable insights to get started.
Guiding questions:
What do existing data and community insights say about wellbeing in the area, both in terms of strengths and weaknesses? What are the assets of the community and what are the challenges it is dealing with?
What bigger trends may impact on the wellbeing of the community going forward?
What are information gaps that need to be addressed?
What existing strategies, programmes or local initiatives (however large or small) can serve as examples or stepping stones on the journey towards a wellbeing economy? Often these examples will not explicitly refer to a wellbeing economy, but will nonetheless illustrate wellbeing economy principles and ways of working (as described in Section 2.5).
When building up the picture of your current landscape, both quantitative data - such as indicators and data on trends - as well as qualitative findings - such as community insights - are important (more on this in Module 6!). Leading with a strengths-based approach, rather than focusing solely on deficits and problems, helps to create an empowering process.