Upcoming Webinars: Continuing the Conversation on Happiness

SDSN and the Happier Way Foundation are excited to continue the conversation on happiness and well-being. Over the next few months we will be hosting three webinars to dive deeper into the chapters of the World Happiness Report (WHR). The chapter authors will give a presentation of their chapter and then the floor will open up for an interactive conversation between authors and participants. We invite you to join us for the following events:

A Seat at the Table: World Happiness Report 2022

Apr 26, 2022 11:00am EDT

Join WHR editors, Professor John Helliwell and Associate Professor Lara B. Aknin as they discuss and answer your questions regarding Happiness Science.

General topics for discussion:

What is subjective well-being?
What is happiness science?
Why should we measure life satisfaction or life evaluation?
Discussing Chapter 2 of WHR: Happiness, benevolence, and trust during COVID-19 and beyond

Trends in Conceptions of Progress and Well-Being

Jun 7, 2022 11:00 AM EDT

A discussion with the author, Dr. Chris Barrington-Leigh.

After a decade of the World Happiness Report, this chapter surveys the growing interest in the measurement and understanding of happiness and what makes for happy societies. Interest in happiness and subjective well-being is rising, while interest in income and consumption is falling.

Insights From the First Global Survey of Balance and Harmony

Jul 12, 2022 11:00 AM EDT

Balance & harmony have been particularly associated with Eastern cultures, historically and currently. But does that mean they are overlooked or undervalued in the rest of the world?

Tim Lomas, Psychology Research Scientist, from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health & Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University will join us in discussion of insights from the first global survey of balance and harmony. Several new questions were added to the Gallup World Poll in 2020 to measure balance and harmony. We will discuss concepts of balance and harmony typically associated with Eastern culture.