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- 2. Nancy Hey Centre Director Intro What Works Centre for Wellbeing
- 3. 3 What does this mean in practice? Sara MacLennan, WhatWorks Centre forWellbeing
- 5. Why wellbeing? Understanding progress at a national level Gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country, it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile. Robert Kennedy University of Kansas, March 18, 1968
- 6. GDP doesn’t count things that are important Why wellbeing?
- 7. GDP counts things that are associated with decreases in wellbeing Why wellbeing?
- 8. GDP is silent on: fairness, sustainability... Why wellbeing?
- 10. Change at a project and programme level Improving what matters to people Why wellbeing?
- 11. overview overview 1. frameworks: wellbeing at a national, local, community level 2. your policy or project 3. resources
- 12. • National • Local • Community • Project Indicators and Frameworks Indicators and frameworks
- 14. Education & Skills Environment Health Our Relationships Economy Governance Personal Finance What we do Where we live UK National Measurement Programme ‘How we are doing’ as individuals, communities and as a nation and how sustainable this is for the future Personal wellbeing • Informed by national debate • Measuring what people say matters to them • Related frameworks for Children and Young People 10 domains 41 indicators Which of these are relevant for your project or policy? Indicators and frameworks
- 15. Interactive dashboard tracking UK change NEW INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD Interactive Maps Indicators and frameworks
- 16. With devolved approaches for Scotland andWales Website: Evidence into Action Indicators and frameworks
- 17. Local Authority Indicators and Frameworks
- 18. What is important for wellbeing: a LA Level • Based on consultation with data users • Finding indicators which are already available • Most important factors will vary by Local Authority: core plus additional indicators Website: Evidence + Resources Indicators and frameworks
- 19. Comparing across LocalAuthorities …to understand which determinants of wellbeing may be most important for each area Indicators and frameworks
- 20. Case Study: Action to improve wellbeing Local Authority Indicators in Action: Gloucestershire • Thinking across services to achieve outcomes • Importance of multi-agency projects • Comparing with similar CCGs and relative performance Indicators and frameworks
- 22. Section | title What is community wellbeing? What is community wellbeing? | Community wellbeing It’s something more than the sum of peoples’ individual wellbeing (which can be thought of as ‘population wellbeing’).
- 23. 21 Section | title What is community wellbeing? What is community wellbeing? | Community wellbeing There are two ways we can think about community wellbeing: How aspects of the community impact on an individual’s wellbeing. This concept is concerned with how the way that we live together (whether that’s crime rates, or local heritage) affects our own personal wellbeing. The end-point of interest is the individual. Most current uses of community wellbeing use this concept. The wellbeing of the community itself. This concept looks beyond the individual to a sense of being and feeling together. It fits with social theory which rejects the idea of autonomous, independent individuals and sees people instead as relational and inter- dependent. Both of these concepts are valid, and which one is most appropriate will depend on ideology, politics and the community itself.
- 24. Section | title Defining and assessing… Our working definition| Community wellbeing We have chosen this this broad, working definition to guide our thinking: “Community wellbeing is the combination of social, economic, environmental, cultural, and political conditions identified by individuals and their communities as essential for them to flourish and fulfil their potential.” [Wiseman and Brasher, 2008: 358] Indicators for community wellbeing can be split according to different aspects of life, but usually includes health, economy, social relations and security. Some important aspects that are often left out include: • sustainability • inequality • intangible cultural heritage: practices, skills • inter-generational relations.
- 25. …and understanding how we may influence change Forthcoming: What works: Improving social relations What works: Community decision- making Indicators and frameworks
- 27. Example: workplace wellbeing Indicators and frameworks
- 28. Policy or Project Indicators and Frameworks
- 29. For projects or policies, there are intermediate steps Indicators and frameworks Education Having access to a park Playing football Increasing employability Wellbeing Increasing confidence Measuring what people say matters to themSinging together Connection and relations with others Sense of belonging Improving job conditions
- 30. Case Studies: Action to improve wellbeing National Citizenship Service • Our relationships: Teamwork and communication • Where we live and what we do Choirs in Care Homes • Our relationships: Preventing social isolation • What we do: Enjoyment, Relaxation, Meaning, Belonging WellbeingWellbeing Internal resources Indicators and frameworks External conditionsParticular ‘domains’ What is your impact on… ?
- 31. Your policy or project Your policy or project
- 32. discussion How does your policy or programme improve (or decrease) wellbeing? 5 mins discussion in groups 5 mins feedback Your policy or project What could be some of the unexpected pathways into changing wellbeing? for example, is there a determinant of wellbeing you may indirectly impact?
- 34. We operate as a network Resources What Works Network Systematically looking across the evidence
- 35. Looking across the body of evidence Strong Resources
- 36. Evidence summaries • Things outside ourselves: changes to external conditions. This may include living and working conditions, our social networks; • Personal lifestyle factors and the choice of activities we undertake; • Things internal to us: changes to how we experience these conditions, for example through feeling supported or even psychological therapy. On website: Evidence+Resources Resources
- 37. We can begin to build up overall messages What works for whom, where, why… and what steps On website: Evidence+Resources Resources
- 38. Resources Guidance for measuring wellbeing On website: Measuring + Evaluating
- 39. Your policy or project Your policy or project
- 40. discussion What evidence, data, information, tools would you need so you could improve wellbeing even further? 5mins discussion in groups Collect a postcard at lunch Thoughts on postcards and drop at the What Works Centre for Wellbeing table Your policy or project
- 41. In practice: tools and resources Ingrid Abreu Scherer
- 42. Evaluating what matters microsite
- 43. Who is the guide for? | measuring what matters who is it for? • Small or medium-sized charities and social enterprises who want to understand the relationship between their organisation’s activities and people’s wellbeing • Anyone who has ‘reporting’ or ‘evaluation’ or ‘impact’ somewhere in their job description
- 44. How can you use it? | measuring what matters 1. What is wellbeing and why should you measure it? 2. Measuring wellbeing • Planning and designing evaluations • Practical considerations 3. Wellbeing survey questions • Recommended questions • Intermediate outcomes • Writing your own questions • Open questions 4. Survey Builder 5. Analysing your results Content
- 45. How can you use it? | measuring what matters 1. Interactive: uses videos and links to give continuous support and feedback 2. Case study: one realistic example running throughout to show possible user journey 3. Progress tracker: gives user a sense of progress and learning 4. Ready to go: Survey Builder and slide set can be tailored by user and downloaded for immediate use 5. Feedback and questions: link for users to instantly email the Centre Sign up for evidence alerts to receive the link to the handbook Features
- 46. What else? | measuring what matters Measuring Wellbeing Series: discussion papers from an academic and practitioner perspective Case studies: across national, local, project level Sector perspective: a wellbeing lens in the third sector Expert network: sign up on website - ‘evidence into action’ Practical questions: How to implement Personal Wellbeing questions in your survey (ONS) Further resources Call for challenges in wellbeing evaluation
- 47. Resources Discussion: measuring wellbeing On website: Measuring + Evaluating
- 48. Case studies of those measuring wellbeing On website: Evidence into Action Resources