Gross National Happiness USA envisions a sustainable future, based on the use of a comprehensive set of social progress indicators that reflects our American values and truly supports life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Vermont GNH Conference
Changing What We Measure from Wealth to Well-Being
June 1 – 4, 2010
Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont
- the pursuit of happiness
- explore social progress indicators – the power of data
- meet Vermonters and International experts involved in the new social progress indicator/GNH movement
- Vermont’s social progress and sustainability stories and successes
- leave with practical tools and ideas for applying GNH locally
- Conference June 1-3, GNH Ambassador Training June 4
More about this conference | Conference registration here | Conference fees
What people are saying about GNH
“The legacy of this crisis will be a worldwide battle over ideas – over what kind of economic system is likely to deliver the greatest benefit to the most people.”
Joseph Stiglitz, coined G-192, chaired group of experts that prepared General Assembly of the UN on the economic crisis in June 2009
“We should take seriously the idea of measuring our gross national happiness, because it brings us back to our founding ideals. It makes us ask: Are we improving as a nation in protecting and exercising our right to pursue happiness? What can we – what should we do differently? If we’re serious about pursuing happiness, what should we as citizens demand of our leaders, present and future?”
Arthur C. Brooks, Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America and How We Can Get More of It
“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 F. Kennedy
