What does flourishing mean in real world settings vs scholarly definitions? How might traditional concepts of health, wellbeing, and human happiness be reimagined for the future? Watch this video for a discussion on these questions and more.
Templeton World Charity Foundation's Global Flourishing Conference showcases the latest and most meaningful scientific advances in understanding how humans flourish across cultures, alongside innovative new tools and strategies that can foster greater flourishing.
This session examines perspectives on the field of flourishing research and innovation to answer key questions like "what does flourishing mean to real people in real world settings and how might their understanding differ from scholarly definitions?" and "how might the field reframe or reimagine traditional concepts of health, wellbeing, and human happiness?"
Featured speakers:
Tim Lomas, Psychology Research Scientist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard's Human Flourishing Program
Meetu Khosla, Professor, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi
Nancy Hey, Executive Director, What Works Centre for Wellbeing
Moderator:
Andrew Serazin, President from 2015-2023, Templeton World Charity Foundation
Hosted by broadcasting journalist, Redi Tlhabi.
Visit HumanFlourishing.org for more about the conference and the interdisciplinary community of researchers, practitioners, innovators, and policymakers focused on flourishing.
