‘A Different Kind of Power’ is @jacindaardern.bsky.social ‘s memoir on meteoric rise in politics to become 🇳🇿PM & youngest world leader leading #ChristchurchCall, 1st #WellBeingBudget & #COVID response

Very embodiment of #Humanity #empathy & #decency in politics.

New Zealand — a democracy known for governing with empathy, transparency, and long-term thinking.

What makes New Zealand stand out:
They built a “Wellbeing Budget” — where success is measured by mental health, child welfare, and environment, not just GDP.

#WellbeingBudget

Earliest article on economics of happiness in the AER?? 1915 ! It's a book review: #wellbeingbudget https://t.co/QDxeQ8IVY4

Deadline approaches for wellbeing researchers and practitioners to tell us their dream-policy idea in 5 minutes or less! See here for details: https://t.co/8WmvjqjtYv
#Happiness #cdnpoli #WellbeingBudget https://t.co/HNoZfnjxoM

This is of course a subtle shift in language, so far. I would hope for an announcement of a new wellbeing framework in association with the next budget (in the spring). #cdnpoli #lifesatisfaction #happiness #wellbeingbudget

My webinar from today on budgeting and policy-making for #happiness. Thanks to @markfabianANU, @micahkaats, Kelsey O'Connor, Joseph Sirgy, others for joining and for the discussion. See also other @ISQOLS_org upcoming webinars (free!)
https://t.co/2MRvvIXbNv #wellbeingbudget

#New Zealand is redesigning the purpose of government spendingvia @qz
#wellbeingbudget #empathy

qz.com/1631187/

Political nerds can critique the #WellbeingBudget all they like, but I'm glad that mental health is finally being taken seriously in the Beehive. $1.9 billion is nice, but what matters more is what's done with it and the lives it will save.