Panel discussion on TRT World about the World Happiness Report 2024 and why Finland is the happiest country on earth. Frederika Roberts is a guest alongside Joel Willans, Andy Cope and Eugenio Proto.
Exploring the Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Playful and Uplifting afternoon at “Positive Psychology Summit: UK”
At Positive Psychology Summit: UK 2024, I was honoured to be given a 2.5-hour Friday afternoon slot to give delegates a practical taster of what Appreciative Inquiry (the original AI!!!) is all about. Given that most AI Summits live and die on the basis of the preparation process with a small representative group of participants (the Definition phase), and that they tend to last at least a day (often 2-3 days), this was quite a challenge, but one I rose to with playfulness and curiosity.
Do We Need a Special Day to Be Happy?
Since 2013, 20th March has been celebrated as the International Day of Happiness with online resources and challenges encouraging us to get involved. This year, as I launched a 10-day happiness challenge to lead us into 20th March, this thought-provoking response was posted on Facebook: “Isn’t it a bit sad that we need special days to spread happiness and joy? Shouldn’t we do this every day anyway?”
‘My Voice Matters’ – What happens when children have equal say in shaping their school
s someone who is really into wellbeing in education, I’ve been so frustrated by the challenges of trying to make a difference in a broken system. I’ve realised that trying to introduce new programmes and models for wellbeing can backfire: there is often a mismatch to the school’s unique culture and needs, teachers and school leaders get annoyed with yet another thing on their plate, and nothing really changes. And children’s voices are all but silenced in the process!
