A wellbeing approach to policymaking

Public talks / Video / Online

 -  | BST British Summer Time

Great Room and online

  • Democracy and governance
  • Health and wellbeing

How can we measure wellbeing? What causes it, and how can it be improved?

Richard Layard and Jan Emmanuel De Neve present a case for making wellbeing the central goal – for government, for business and for educators.

Drawing from their field-defining publication on the science of wellbeing across the life course, they call for a shift in policymaking to maximise the wellbeing of individuals and to engage citizens to contribute to more resilient, rebalanced and regenerative futures.

*Places at this event are limited, please ensure you have selected the correct ticket type to avoid any disappointment*

Wellbeing: Science and Policy features illustrations provided by visual artist David Shrigley.

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