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Well-being Explained for IEEE P7010
The document discusses terminology related to measuring quality of life, well-being, and happiness. It notes that while terminology is still evolving, there is general agreement that these concepts broadly encompass life satisfaction, relationships, purpose, and health. Both objective metrics like life expectancy and subjective surveys are important to get a balanced picture. Common categories of well-being metrics discussed include those from positive psychology, governments, businesses, and crowdsourcing. Key metrics examined include life satisfaction surveys, composites indexes, sustainability reporting, and experience sampling apps.
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- 2. Your presenters: Laura Musikanski, JD,MBA Happiness Alliance happycounts.org Working with researchers, communities, governments since 2011
- 3. A bit aboutterminology: Quality of Life - Researchers Happiness – Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness, Great Britain ONS Beyond GDP – EU’s BRAINPOoL Project Well-being – Health and Private Sector, OECD Takeaways: Early days - no consensus on terminology Generally, there is agreement on the broadness of scope Use the term that fits the circumstances Caveat: avoid the tendency to narrowly define
- 5. A few wordson objective v. subjective measurements: Takeaway: It’s not either or, it’s and Balanced picture requires both Objective: Observable Measurable i.e. life expectancy Subjective: Surveys Best way to understand satisfaction with life, happiness is to ask
- 7. categories of well-being metrics Positivepsychology Government sector Business sector Crowdsourced
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- 10. Surveys satisfaction with life positiveand negative emotion (affect) autonomy environmental mastery personal growth positive relationships with others purpose in life presence and search for meaning. self-acceptance engagement relationships meaning accomplishment physical health etc.
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- 12. Objective component indexused by UN
- 13. Objective index supportedbased on indicators in use by some governments (Finland, Maryland…) Genuine Progress Indicator Start with Gross Domestic Product, make adjustments for:
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- 15. Subjective dashboard usedin World Happiness Repord, OECD, & many institutions Gallup World Poll
- 16. United Kingdom’s ONSsubjective & objective indicators
- 17. Government of Bhutan’sGross National Happiness
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- 19. Objective indicators usedby business for sustainability reporting Global Reporting Initiative reporting areas:
- 20. Objective indicators usedby business for sustainability reporting
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- 22. Mappiness App –Research Social Media Project Positive emotion app for research
- 23. Satisfaction with servicesused by government of Dubai
- 24. Recap Well-being is broadlydefined. A person’s well-being changes based on circumstances and needs. If you want to know how somebody is doing, ask them i.e. surveys (subjective metrics) are at least as important as objective metrics.
- 25. Learn more IEEE Well-beingCommittee’s State of Wellbeing Metrics (a primer) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qxSKg7lnsYyRO9P2btAI4mVWe_4ZnvDup6yQFggkYw8/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs Measuring Happiness to Guide Public Policy Making: A Survey of Instruments and Policy Initiatives http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/jsc/vol7/iss1/3/ L. Musikanski laura@happycounts.org
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