Economics of Happiness: Creating a More Equitable World What if human well-being didn’t have to be at the expense of the environment? What if we could simultaneously increase genuine prosperity, reduce social inequality, and tackle climate change? With some simple […]
Tokyo, Japan 2017
Local is Beautiful! The Economics of Happiness World Forum was held on November 11th and 12th, 2017 at the Japan Education Center in Tokyo. This event focused on strengthening existing movements and forging alliances for a fundamental shift in society […]
Port Townsend, Washington, USA 2017
Let’s create an economy that works for us all! On October 27th, 2017 the Economics of Happiness conference was held at the Fort Worden, a beautiful State Park on Puget Sound in Port Townsend, Washington and was jointly organized by […]
South Royalton, Vermont, USA 2017
Localize It: What Resilience Looks Like This two-day conference was held on October 21st and 22nd, 2017 at the Chase Community Center of the Vermont Law School in South Royalton and was co-organized by Local Futures, BALE (Building A Local […]
Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA 2017
The Economics of Happiness Conference was held on October 20th and 21st, 2017 at the Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio. This conference, organized in collaboration with Community Solutions, focused on localization initiatives, indigenous cultures and community rights, and included […]
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA 2017
Reconnecting to our local future On October 12th - 14th, 2017 the Economics of Happiness Conference was held in Santa Fe at the the James A. Little Theater of the New Mexico School for the Deaf. We have explored and [...]
Jeonju, South Korea 2017
In collaboration with the Jeonju city government we have hosted our 10th Economics of Happiness Conference in that city on September 20th – 22nd, 2017 – our third in what has become an annual event. The conference, which as held in […]
Jeonju, South Korea 2016
Following on the success of the 2015 Economics of Happiness Conference in Jeonju, Local Futures organized the 9th International Economics of Happiness Conference on October 13th – 15th, 2016 in Jeonju, South Korea in collaboration with the Jeonju city government […]
Florence, Italy 2016
On October 2nd 2016, the 8th International Economics of Happiness Conference took place at the beautiful Teatro Verdi in the heart of Florence, Italy. The conference was hosted in collaboration with Mani Tese, a renowned Italian NGO focused on social justice, non-violence and [...]
Jeonju, South Korea 2015
Local Futures’ 6th international Economics of Happiness Conference took place in Jeonju, South Korea from September 3rd – 5th, 2015. As an initiative of the Mayor of Jeonju himself, the event was organized in collaboration with the Jeonju city government. […]