December Newsletter

Dear Members,

What do you think of our shiny new logo?! We’re very excited about it, especially as it has our very own original rose artwork thanks to a young Member’s first paid graphics design commission (shout out to Isabel B)!

The headlines for this Newsletter:

• Be sure not to miss our third webinar, details below. The second one created quite a stir, including a repeat performance at an international event!

• WEAll England Social Media Accounts are soon to land – please be primed to follow them!

• Reclaim The Economy Week and formal Hub Launch planning is well under way.

Don’t forget our dedicated England Hub page on the forum for general discussions and idea sharing.

Current topics in detail:

Pre-Launch Webinar Series

Our second session, delivered by Unlimited Potential, presented some truly inspiring work and initiatives illustrating how community wealth building can be achieved in practice. It was a privilege to have the successes of their projects shared with us in such a passionate way – watch the recording here if you missed it. We will surely be following their progress with interest – not least because of how closely they are liaising with our Local Authorities Working Group!

Make sure you sign up for our next session (note date change):

Dec 9th, 12pm ‘Psychological Safety – aka the Superpower’ with Dr Vikki Barnes (register at this link)

‘discussing how psychological safety can be our superpower for creating thriving, compassionate cultures… trust and openness spark belonging and connection, empowering us to shape a more happy, human wellbeing economy’

January’s Webinar: Reclaim The Economy Week Special (details TBC)

If there is an organisation or topic you would be keen to present, feel free to make a suggestion on the forum or by email.

Reclaim The Economy Week – 26th Jan to 1st Feb

RTEW (our unofficial acronym) is getting closer and our planning isn’t managing to keep up! We’re pulling out all the stops to get our house in order ready for the formal Hub Launch, and frankly we could do with a little help with other RTEW activities if anyone has some time to spare? You know how to contact us (on the forum or by email).

Formal Hub Launch

Did we mention the upcoming Hub Launch event?! New branding – check. New web page – on its way. Core messaging document – in the last stages of refinement. Social Media Accounts – all planned. Hopefully everything will be in place soon and we can share it with our special friends via the January newsletter, and then ready for the big reveal during RTEW!

Fertile Ground

Last month we noted “A directory of ‘700+ organisations united by a common purpose: transforming economic systems across Europe’ has been launched in an early form here“. Associated with this directory is the report ‘Fertile Ground: Exploring Europe’s New Economy Ecosystem‘, full of detailed insights and analysis particularly useful to the WEAll mission. If you can only spare it 5 minutes, have a look at the Executive Summary – which of the 10 findings in the ‘Insights and Recommendations’ would you like to address?

OECD Well-being Data Monitor

Updated and extended very recently, the suite of data visualisation tools focussing on well-being presented here must surely be a reflection of the level of interest international governments are paying to the topic. There’s a lot to explore, and if anyone out there has the time and motivation to do so then we’d be eternally grateful if you could share your insights with us. You see, we’ve been quite busy with the Hub Launch recently, I’m not sure if it was mentioned yet…

Looking forward to seeing you at the next webinar!

With our warmest wishes and optimism for the future,

Conor, Nigel, Oliver, Orla, Phil, Scherto and Vikki