WEAll Weekly Update – January 15

There is so much rich content out there in the world about a Wellbeing Economy. Part of our job is to amplify and connect the various initiatives and work that exists. 

These WEAll Weekly Update blogs will share some of the latest and greatest updates from our membership and beyond every week. Please use the comment box to share any relevant updates from this week and keep the conversation going!

Weekly Reads

Opportunity Knocking – Jessica Rose, Marjorie Kelly | Democracy Collaborative  

“Impact investors and other capital providers could be the agents that help resolve this vicious crisis—stepping in to turn the misfortune of small-business owners into a new start for employee-owners. Capital could be the agent that begins to take employee ownership to scale in this pivotal moment in our nation’s history.”

Building a Resilient Economy – Barth J. and Coscieme L., Dimmelmeier, A., Kumar C., Mewes S., Abrar R., Nuesse I., Pendleton A., Trebeck K | ZOE, NEF, WEAll 

“The following chapters (and the research underpinning them) focus on the role of government and policy in delivering systemic change. We outline where public policymakers should place the emphasis in order to transform the world’s economic and financial systems most effectively to mitigate future environmental crises.”

Humanity Report– James Arbib & Tony Seba | RethinkX 

“We can choose to elevate humanity to new heights and use the upcoming convergence of technology disruptions to end poverty, inequality, resource conflict, and environmental destruction, all for a fraction of the cost we incur dealing with them today. Or we can choose to preserve the failing status quo and descend into another dark age like every leading civilization before us.“

Work-life balance and self-reported health among working adults in Europe: a gender and welfare state regime comparative analysis – Aziz Mensah & Nicholas Kofi Adjei | BMC Public Health

“The pressing demands of work over the years have had a significant constraint on the family and social life of working adults. Moreover, failure to achieve a ‘balance’ between these domains of life may have an adverse effect on their health. This study investigated the relationship between work-life conflict and self-reported health among working adults in contemporary welfare countries in Europe.”

Visions of a Wellbeing  Economy – Anna Chrysopoulou | Standard Social Innovation Review

“To solve the social, economic, and environmental challenges we face today, we need to rethink the status quo. Governments and other institutions around the world need to embrace new ways of thinking and actively engage in widespread systems innovation to make real progress toward a healthier, more prosperous world.”

The Little Book of Education – Wendy Ellyatt 

“If we want to create a better world, we have to start by looking at whether the values that we have been promoting to children through our education systems have been serving the long-term wellbeing and potential, within the context of a sustainable future”

Building Better Systems– The Rockwool Foundation

“System innovation is needed when two conditions apply. First when society faces a systemic challenge which requires a systemic response. Second when society has a systemic opportunity to create a new kind of system.” 

Job Openings 

• Campaigner (North Sea transition advocacy) – Platform London
• Associate Partner– Change Lab
• Managing Director– Roosevelt Institute 
• International PR Coordinator– Economy for the Common Good
• Co-Executive Directors– Climate Justice Alliance

What to Watch

• WEAll Narratives Webinar: How to Move From Understanding to Action, Mariana Mirabile
• WEAll Business in a Wellbeing Economy Webinar, Olga Koretskaya & Gus Grosenbaugh 
• The Nature of Business, Tom Rippen

Listen Up

• The Wellbeing Economy Lessons for the Future Policy Lab Podcast
• Discover WEAll Youth and the Wellbeing Economy
• Katherine Trebeck on BBC Scotland (2:36)
• Economic Narratives  & Systems Innovation, FEASTA & EHFF

WEAll Originals  

Blogs:

• Understanding Narratives
• Jason Hickel Tackles GDP
• Where do we go from here?
• Intellectual Property and the COVID-19 Vaccine
• New WEGo Member: Finland
• Wrapping up 2020: We Made It! 

Publications:

• Measuring Wellbeing, Rutger Hoekstra
• Business in the Wellbeing Economy, Olga Koretskaya & Gus Grosenbaugh

Upcoming Events: 

• January 20: A Messaging Guide For a Wellbeing Economy

• January 22: Beyond-GDP Deep Dive: Measurement of Wellbeing, Sustainability and Equity

From the Archives

• 10 Principles to Build Back Better
• Rebuilding to a US Wellbeing Economy
• What is a Wellbeing Economy?
• The Business of Wellbeing Guide