'How can we work together to create the future that is possible,
rather than the one that was predictable?'
Flourish Project, 2020
rather than the one that was predictable?'
Flourish Project, 2020
BUILDING BACK BETTER
Transformations towards a sustainable future involve fundamental redirections of current human-environmental relationships (i.e. social-ecological or people-planet interactions). From local to global scales, evidence is mounting that many of these interactions have become 'locked in' to unsustainable pathways that cannot ensure the long-term generation of both critical ecosystem services and human wellbeing.
ISSC and UNESCO 2013
ISSC and UNESCO 2013
Across the world people are asking what creates happy, meaningful lives and whether the systems that we are created are supporting this. It has become increasingly clear to everyone that GDP is not enough to measure the wellbeing of communities and populations and that true wealth is about much more than money. Through the new Science of Early Childhood Development the other thing that has become clear is that the experiences that we have in the earliest years of our life really do lay the foundations for our wellbeing.
The last few years have sounded a major warning bell. Despite the fact that the world was getting wealthier, for a huge number of people, it was not getting any happier. In fact lots of statistics suggested that people were living increasingly pressurised, distracted, time-poor and lonely lives - and that this was profoundly impacting the health and wellbeing of families and children. The model offers a way for people to better understand what underpins their own wellbeing and that of their families. It also helps to connect up the dots between what people really need and the resources that are available to them. Most importantly of all, it shows just how vital it is to protect the future generations from experiences that may compromise their potential and significantly impact their ability to flourish.
The last few years have sounded a major warning bell. Despite the fact that the world was getting wealthier, for a huge number of people, it was not getting any happier. In fact lots of statistics suggested that people were living increasingly pressurised, distracted, time-poor and lonely lives - and that this was profoundly impacting the health and wellbeing of families and children. The model offers a way for people to better understand what underpins their own wellbeing and that of their families. It also helps to connect up the dots between what people really need and the resources that are available to them. Most importantly of all, it shows just how vital it is to protect the future generations from experiences that may compromise their potential and significantly impact their ability to flourish.
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