Press Release
A BLUEPRINT FOR THE ‘GREAT RESET’
NEW BOOK: What we can do to
create a world where we can ALL flourish
Why this book matters:
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The global pandemic has brought added urgency and a unique
opportunity for the world to make the World Economic Forum's ‘great reset’ a
reality
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How do we make sure this ‘great reset’ happens in the best
possible way and results in a world where everyone can live well and thrive?
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Creating the
World We Want to Live In provides a holistic blueprint for everything. From the
way we live and work – raise and educate our children through to our political,
environmental and economic structures. This is a great moment for change.
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The work of eminent, international researchers and
experienced practitioners this timely and important book offers evidence based,
real world solutions that show how possible Creating
the World We Want to Live In could be.
The timing of this book could not be more perfect. It’s a book about
hope and a call to action to make the world the kind of place we want to live
in.
Creating
the World We Want to Live In challenges long-held beliefs and ideologies
about the way the world works and the people in that world. Weaving together
the latest well-being science with accessible stories of hope, it offers a
blueprint of what works to create flourishing lives and communities.
The unique collective of
authors are experts and practitioners in positive psychology and leaders in
their respective fields. Together they have created an optimistic vision for a
world that would work for everyone.
The book is in three parts.
1. What makes for a good
life?
With chapters on childhood, education, work and ageing, topics include:
how we raise children to not only be happy and healthy but also care for the
planet and each other, the need for a radical overhaul of education in what
children are taught and how, workplaces that motivate people to give of their
best, and factors that contribute to wellbeing in our later years.
2. The foundations of
everyday flourishing
From our relationships to our health, community and leisure the authors
take a look at the key ingredients for a life worth living. They provide
insights on creating positive relationships, improving health and wellbeing for
all and building resilient communities, as well as exploring the value of
leisure to our wellbeing and examples from other countries of what is working
well.
3. The world around us
It is easy to feel powerless and overwhelmed, by the information coming
at us 24/7, by political processes over which we have little control, or by an
economy that encourages increasing inequality as the world’s richest get richer
and most scrape by day to day.
Creating the World We Want to Live In shows how it doesn’t have to be
like this. The pandemic has shown us that at an individual and community level
we can work together, help each other, and take action to promote change.
The authors explore different political models and the powerful
potential of ‘positive politics’ built around honest information sharing and
effective public consultation and involvement in key decision making.
Creating the World We Want to Live In is both ambitious and
aspirational. It is an essential read for anyone involved in public policy and
politics or who would simply like to help create positive change in the world,
their institutions or communities.
Creating
the World We Want to Live In, by Bridget Grenville-Cleave, Dóra
Guðmundsdóttir, Felicia Huppert, Vanessa King, David Roffey, Sue Roffey, Marten
de Vries,
is published by Routledge, £19.99