Podcast: partnership-based organisation
In this podcast we hear from people working on applying the cybernetician Stafford Beer’s Viable Systems Model in different domains, in order to help...
Being, nothingness, cumquats and Walter Scott
"Most work done today is not only futile, it is destructive – insurance, banking, advertising, market research, manufacture of useless shiny things; of cars,...
Press Release: Ireland a laggard in legislating for a Well-Being Economy
Organisers of the joint Feasta/CEF webinar BEYOND GDP: Governance and Budgeting for Well-being have expressed concern that Ireland lacks the concrete legal structures that...
Beyond GDP: Governance and Budgeting for Well-being Resources
The last decade has seen major advances in the measurement of well-being in national statistics often involving extensive public consultation processes. Incorporating these metrics...
The Network of Institutions for Future Generations (NIFG)
The NIFG is an independent, non-formal network of institutions worldwide for the protection of the interests of future generations. The NIFG’s primary goal is...
Non-governmental Organisations Working for Well-being
OECD Well-being Framework
Societal progress is about improvements in the well-being of people and households. Assessing such progress requires looking not only at the functioning...
International collaborations for well-being
Wellbeing Economy Governments Group
Scotland established the Wellbeing Economy Governments Group with Iceland and New Zealand in 2018 to collaborate in pursuit of new ways...
Well-being in Germany
Germany’s “Wellbeing in Germany – what matters to us” initiative is designed to provide a benchmark for effective policymaking. To find out how people...
Well-being in Wales
The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 defines Sustainable Development in Wales as: “The process of improving the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being...
Well-being in Scotland
Scotland’s National Performance Framework (NPF) was launched in 2007 and refreshed in 2011, 2016 and most recently in 2018. The National Performance Framework (NPF)...
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