Pathways to Happiness

for communities that score in low in enjoyable time

Pathways to Happiness are ways communities can increase

the time we spend doing things we

100= happiest

Communities everywhere

score low in

time balance.

Let’s look at one aspect of Time Balance:

Time we spend doing things we enjoy.

Overall scores for time we spend doing things we enjoy are…

LOWa score of 40 or below means we spend not much or none of our time doing things we enjoy

Courageous Policies

guaranteed basic income

An experiment in Manitoba shows it works

people get to work

and do what they love to do.

references for basic income

Examples of Basic Income in Canada

A Canadian City Once Eliminated Poverty and Nearly Everyone Forgot About It. Article in Huffpost about Manitoba, Canada: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/12/23/mincome-in-dauphin-manitoba_n_6335682.html

Ontario, Canada: New Report on Basic Income Pilot article in Basic Income Earth Network http://basicincome.org/news/2016/09/ontario-canada-new-report-minimum-income-pilot/

Like another 1970s throwback, basic income is back in fashion and Ontario could learn from past mistakes – article in National Post: http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/like-another-1970s-throwback-basic-income-is-back-in-fashion-and-ontario-could-learn-from-past-mistakes

Learn more about guaranteed basic income

basicincome.org

build community

feel like you are a part of something

feel like you belong

share values, passion, goals

a few ways to build community

time banks

community supported agriculture (CSA)

public transportation

public festivals

build & support dance & choral groups

clustered mailboxes

resources for building community

example community center projects

A community center, built by the community, wins the latest City 2.0 award article In TEDBlog http://blog.ted.com/a-community-center-built-by-the-community-wins-the-latest-city-2-0-award/

some community building best practices

Best Practices from Partners for Livable Community: http://livable.org/livability-resources/best-practices

history of community centers

Community centres (centers) and associations: their history, theory, development and practice by infed: http://infed.org/mobi/community-centers-and-associations/

America’s Best Intergenerational Communities by AAPR http://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/livable-communities/learn/civic/americas-best-intergenerational-communities-aarp.pdf

resources for creating a department of neighborhoods

example department of neighborhoods

Houston Department of Neighborhoods: http://www.houstontx.gov/neighborhoods/

publications by J. Diers, creator of first department of neighborhoods

Neighbor Power (book): http://www.neighborpower.org/book.html

Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods: Enhancing Government Effectiveness by Empowering Communities : http://courses.washington.edu/quanzhou/pacrim/papers/Diers-China_Paper.pdf

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods

Great Neighborhood Strengthening Ideas from Jim Diers: http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Jim-Diers-Neighbourhood-Strengthening1.pdf

a few more words on building community

use the happiness index to access needs

work with community members to decide what to do and do it

talk loud about successes – create a virtuous cycle

What’s it going to take?

a shift in values

language is the DNA of culture

talk, write, speak about happiness as an inalienable right

case studies

experiments in cities, counties or regions

researchers and policy makers conduct studies

build alliances

work with other people & organizations

to raise awareness

to work in partnership

to support each other

Leading Company

use happiness indicators alongside profit metrics

make the case for community and employee well-being

and talk about it - a lot

at TEDx talks and other venues

be visible

talk, blog, share your

thoughts

experience

values

be patient and persistent

as we work together for the happiness revolution

Other policies in the Pathways to Happiness tool seriesCampaign finance reformGuaranteed basic income

Media reformMassive public transportation

Local food relianceVillage living (cities and rural)

Multi-use zoningPublic spaces

Political festivalsParticipatory governance

Participatory budgetingAnti-corruption policies

Transparency in governmentCompassion training for policeCommunity-based monitoring

Sousveillance Vote holiday

Vacation laws & Vacation IncentivesFamily & Sick leave laws

Flex time and job share lawsTelecommuting policiesBabies at work policiesIntergenerational care

Department of NeighborhoodsVolunteer programs

Mindfulness practice in schoolsSocial justice awareness raising

Mental health –priority counselingSame Sex Marriage Laws

Public child careAge-friendly cities

Loneliness awareness campaignHeritage Programs

Rural CollegesArts & Culture Policy

Lifelong Learning ProgramsWar on Adult illiteracy

Low Cost & Tuition Free College

We envision a world where all beings can thrive.

Can you envision it too?happycounts.org