Masterclass: Gross National Happiness with Julia Kim

Dr Julia Kim is a medical doctor, global public health expert and the Program Director at the Gross National Happiness (GNH) Centre in Bhutan*. GNH is a holistic and sustainable approach to development, founded in Bhutan, which balances material and non-material values through a thoughtful and practical policy and decision-making framework.

In this unique masterclass Julia will present the personal, philosophical and spiritual foundations of the GNH framework, allowing us to better understand the social and cultural context of this next economy thinking. Julia will then present a workshop on the GNH framework, including a deep-dive into the four pillars:

• Good Governance
• Sustainable Socio-economic Development
• Preservation and Promotion of Culture
• Environmental Conservation
  

Followed by the nine GNH domains:

• Living Standards
• Education
• Health, Environment
• Community Vitality
• Time-Use
• Psychological Well-Being
• Good Governance
• Cultural Resilience 

Finally, we will apply the GNH lens to our own professional and personal lives, utilising the GNH screening tool in a practical, engaging and illuminating exercise.

Ultimately, we will ask what can we learn and apply from GNH in our own context? How can we draw lessons from the Bhutanese experience to deepen our understanding of our own system and to support the acceleration to the next economy?

This masterclass will be intimate, participatory and engaging. Whilst no preparation is formally required, we will highly encourage you to familiarise yourself with the GNH framework as presented here.

Places are strictly limited so we apologies in advance for disappointment.

Our masterclasses are designed as deep-dive exercises that give you an opportunity to explore and apply concepts and theories from the next economy. Our masterclasses are workshops not lectures and as such we always recommend watching associated TED talks or reading associated articles before attending.

About Julia Kim:

Dr Julia Kim is a leading expert in global health, wellbeing, and sustainable development, and the Program Director of the Gross National Happiness Centre Bhutan. Julia joined the Centre in 2013, after serving as a member of the International Expert Working Group for a New Development Paradigm. Through local and international partnerships, the GNH Centre leads initiatives that promote a more flourishing, equitable and sustainable world - based on New Economics principles, alternative progress measures, and the growing science of wellbeing, (Global Wellbeing Lab and The RIght Livelihood & GNH Program). She previously worked as a physician & HIV researcher in Africa and Asia, before joining the United Nations (UNDP and UNICEF) in New York. Julia brings a background in leadership development, research, and policy in the fields of wellbeing economics, global health and sustainable development. She is a member of the Club of Rome and an associate of the Presencing Institute – a global network that views the integration of awareness-based practices as a core capacity of 21st-century innovation and leadership. Julia holds degrees from Cornell University, the University of Manitoba, Tufts University, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

About our co-facilitator, Danny Almagor:

Danny is the co-founder and Chair of Small Giants, which he started with Berry Liberman, who also happens to be the mother of his three children, and the creative director of Small Giants. Prior to Small Giants, Danny was the founding CEO of Engineers Without Borders and the CEO of Medivax. He loves reading nonfiction and jumping on the trampoline with his kids.

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Concession Rate:

We offer concession rates to support those who are unemployed, studying or working for non-profits and B Corporations. Please check out using the concession ticketing option.

Accessibility:
If you require Auslan Interpretation, please contact us at info@smallgiants.com.au at least 2 weeks prior to the event. We will be very happy to arrange this for you.

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About Small Giants Academy:

Our vision at Small Giants Academy is for a just and inclusive transition to a global economy that supports human flourishing while living in harmony with the natural world.  Through articles, podcasts, conversations and masterclasses that illuminate the work of global thought leaders, Small Giants Academy is leading its communities towards a hopeful future, the Next Economy.