Inspiring podcast discussion about Gross National Happiness GNHUSA co-founders, Paula Francis and Ginny Sassaman discuss the Gross National Happiness on the Envision podcast with host Thomas Rosenberg. They talk about the importance of moving beyond Gross Domestic Product as a…
We were so excited to read about New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's February 1st speech, in which she announced ground-breaking plans for her country to measure its success holistically, using a tool and framework her Finance Minister Grant Robertson…
The use of population indicators is increasing across our society, but is hardly a new idea. Utilization of population indicators has been with us here in the United States from early in our country’s history – since taking a census,…
In October, GNHUSA Board member Michael Moser and I had the good fortune to attend the "Localize It: What Resilience Looks Like" conference, sponsored by the visionary international group Local Futures/Economics of Happiness at the Vermont Law School. That event…
One way that people can better understand the limited utility of measuring societal success using only GDP-type results (i.e., money and material wealth) is to ask the same question regarding our personal lives. Does trying to live up to a…
Even for those of us involved in the Gross National Happiness movement, it can sometimes be challenging to get excited about the phrase, "measuring what matters." It seems so dry, so lacking in passion -- yet it is critically important…
We are so pleased to announce that GNHUSA will be participating in the upcoming "Localize It: What Resilience Looks Like" conference in Royalton, Vermont at the Vermont Law School. The conference, one of four in the U.S. to be sponsored by…
In mid-August, GNHUSA advisory board member Beth Allgood, who is also U.S. Country Director for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), shared her ground-breaking research with a group of animal and GNH enthusiasts at a gathering in Montpelier,…
One of the great benefits of the way I experience grief is, my house gets cleaner. The news of the United Airways/Chicago police assault of an innocent passenger who just wanted to get home and to take care of his…
One of the cornerstone's of GNHUSA' s work is the concept that what we choose to measure is critically important in guiding policy-making, in businesses as well as on the governmental level. Naturally we're interested in how others are approaching…