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Nic Marks is one of the world’s leading thinkers, writers and doers on happiness and wellbeing, having co-created the Happy Planet Index, Five Ways to Wellbeing and Happiness Works. He’s also an inspiring speaker and has given a series of popular
From spending time outdoors and connecting with nature, to meeting neighbours and eating fresh delicious food: Getting involved in community food growing projects is an ideal way to contribute to your local area, get some exercise and learn something new!
Here at the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) we are very excited that some of our team will be joining the New Economy and Social Innovation Forum (NESI) in Malaga from 19th-22nd April. There is a clear link between the economy and wellbeing, and
Plant cover in UK front gardens has decreased by as much as 15% in the past 10 years. Yet for many, the front garden is the most accessible and the most accessed form of nature available to them, and we
We’re happy to announce that the Share Shed Totnes (in Devon, UK), will be opening its doors on Saturday 8th April! Come to join local MP Sarah Wollaston, Totnes Deputy Mayor Rosie Adam, wonderful poet Matt Harvey, and the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) team at
On 20th March each year, the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) joins many organisations and individuals around the world celebrating International Day of Happiness (IDoH). As part of this year’s IDoH celebrations, NOW’s Larch Maxey reflects on the relationships between loneliness, happiness
The German Ministry of Happiness and Wellbeing offers a creative view on the wide field of happiness and wellbeing. As Minister of Happiness, I involve the community by playfully visualising insights and facts from happiness research and positive psychology, through
Is the neighbourhood still important in today’s individualistic and globalized society? Or has the residential neighbourhood lost its significance as source of social capital? In this guest post, Marloes Hoogerbrugge, from the Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organisation (EHERO), shares some
To mark International Women’s Day, we’re sharing a selection of video interviews we’ve done with very inspiring women, sharing their work and views on wellbeing. Interviews shared below include: Local Future’s Dounder and Director Helena Norberg Hoge, the Green Party’s