Roger Higman, Author at Network of Wellbeing

By Roger Higman on 27th March 2023

Income and emotional wellbeing: a conflict resolved?

Can money buy you happiness? New research from Nobel Prize-winning economist, Daniel Kahneman and his critic, Matthew Killingsworth, suggests that it can – unless you have other underlying reasons to be unhappy. However, NOW’s Director, Roger Higman warns against drawing

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 27th February 2023

New Beginnings – NOW’s New Strategy

The Network of Wellbeing has been reviewing its strategy and formulating new plans. Here, NOW’s Director, Roger Higman, sets the context for our discussions and introduces some of the ideas we have for the next three years. Later, as our

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 2nd February 2023

Building Wellbeing Together for People and Planet: NOW Annual…

The Network of Wellbeing (NOW)’s vision is of people and the planet thriving together. We connect people, support projects and inspire action for the wellbeing of people and the planet. We do this through events, network-building, our retreat venue Eden

Our world - Ideas & Analysis

By Roger Higman on 13th October 2022

Why Do We Talk About Thriving?

The Network of Wellbeing’s new vision is of ‘people and the planet thriving together’. Here, as part of a series of blog posts that explore the thinking behind our new vision, mission and values, we’d like to explain why the

Our world - Ideas & Analysis

By Roger Higman on 28th July 2022

Summer Reading: Wellbeing Books We’ve Found Inspiring

In May, we launched our new Vision, Mission and Values for the Network of Wellbeing – to inspire us, clarify our purpose and guide our decision-making. Now, in a series of blog posts, we plan to share the thinking behind

Our world - Ideas & Analysis

By Roger Higman on 27th May 2022

NOW’s New Vision, Mission and Values

The Network of Wellbeing (NOW) has updated its Vision, Mission and Values. Here, in the first of a series of posts, NOW’s Director, Roger Higman introduces the new texts and explains why they are so important and how we involved

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 27th January 2022

Could you be a NOW Trustee?

The Network of Wellbeing (NOW) is looking for two new Trustees. Our co-founder and long-term Trustee, Satish Kumar is stepping back to become our first Patron. We want to use this opportunity to strengthen and diversify our Trustee Board. Do

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 10th December 2020

Reflecting on 2020 and Looking to the Future

What a year 2020 has been! Here, Network of Wellbeing Director, Roger Higman looks back on 2020 – what it’s meant for us and what lessons it might hold for the future. Who could have imagined, this time last year,

Your community - Inspiring Projects

By Roger Higman on 30th October 2019

How Do We Build Community Resilience in Austere Times?

What can we do to help communities become resilient in the face of austerity? NOW’s Director, Roger Higman reports from a recent study tour of Gloucester. How can communities build resilience in austere times? This may seem an odd question

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 29th October 2019

How Do We Come Together in Difficult Times?

In mid-September, nearly fifty community activists and wellbeing enthusiasts came together at Hawkwood in Stroud for the Network of Wellbeing (NOW’s) second Building Wellbeing Together weekend. NOW’s Director, Roger Higman was there. What links people with a passion for wellbeing?

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