Redwoods Happiness Initiative
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that has." Margaret Mead
What is the Happiness Initiative?
The Happiness Initiative was inspired by the country of Bhutan’s work to measure Gross
National Happiness (GNH) and a global trend to measure happiness instead of just
gross domestic product.
The Happiness Initiative (HI) began as Sustainable Seattle’s (S2) as its fifth set of regional
sustainability indicators.
In 2011, it became apparent the Happiness Initiative was a national organization, and so it
was spun off as its own entity, The Happiness Initiative. The vision for the
future is of social justice, compassion, sustainability, interdependence and
inclusivity. The mission of the Happiness Initiative is to work for a just,
healthy and resilient society where all people have the opportunity to pursue
happiness.
The Happiness Initiative began by offering a subjective indicator of wellbeing that anyone can
use. It is a survey that an individual can take to get an idea of their own
personal assessment of their happiness, and any group or region can use to find
out where the community is hurting and thriving. This is the Gross National
Happiness Index.
We believe that individual happiness is intrinsically linked to societal well-being.
We believe in grassroots activism; that while change happens from the bottom up, you also need
the top. We support the spread of Happiness Initiatives at all scales.
We believe that you get what you measure, and that measuring the happiness of our society,
companies, campuses and institutions will set us all on the path for happiness.
Our Gross National Happiness Index is the measure we provide. We provide happiness data at
the individual, community and national level.
Click Here to take the survey! http://happycounts.org/survey/GNH/RedwoodsHI2013
The Happiness Initiative was inspired by the country of Bhutan’s work to measure Gross
National Happiness (GNH) and a global trend to measure happiness instead of just
gross domestic product.
The Happiness Initiative (HI) began as Sustainable Seattle’s (S2) as its fifth set of regional
sustainability indicators.
In 2011, it became apparent the Happiness Initiative was a national organization, and so it
was spun off as its own entity, The Happiness Initiative. The vision for the
future is of social justice, compassion, sustainability, interdependence and
inclusivity. The mission of the Happiness Initiative is to work for a just,
healthy and resilient society where all people have the opportunity to pursue
happiness.
The Happiness Initiative began by offering a subjective indicator of wellbeing that anyone can
use. It is a survey that an individual can take to get an idea of their own
personal assessment of their happiness, and any group or region can use to find
out where the community is hurting and thriving. This is the Gross National
Happiness Index.
We believe that individual happiness is intrinsically linked to societal well-being.
We believe in grassroots activism; that while change happens from the bottom up, you also need
the top. We support the spread of Happiness Initiatives at all scales.
We believe that you get what you measure, and that measuring the happiness of our society,
companies, campuses and institutions will set us all on the path for happiness.
Our Gross National Happiness Index is the measure we provide. We provide happiness data at
the individual, community and national level.
Click Here to take the survey! http://happycounts.org/survey/GNH/RedwoodsHI2013