NIC MARKS
Happiness researcher
Nic Marks gathers evidence about what makes us happy, and uses it to promote policy that puts the well-being of people and the planet first. He's the founder of the Centre for Well-Being at the UK think tank New Economics Foundation (NEF).
Nic Marks gathers evidence about what makes us happy, and uses it to promote policy that puts the well-being of people and the planet first. He's the founder of the Centre for Well-Being at the UK think tank New Economics Foundation (NEF).
MEET NIC MARKS
Nic is a recognized expert in the field of well-being research and undertakes innovative research in the use of well-being indicators in public policy environments. Amongst other things, Nic founded nef's award-winning Centre for Well-being and has led the well-being programme at nef since 2001. He is now working on launching a new venture: Happiness Works.
Nic threads the business case for taking happiness and well-being seriously while enlightening organizations as diverse as the World Development Movement, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and Coca-Cola.
His accolades include Director magazine’s Top 10 Original Thinker and Forbes’ 7 Most Powerful Ideas 2011, alongside features in The Wall Street Journal, Wired and The Huffington Post.
In 2001, Nic founded the Centre for Well-Being at the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and went on to produce groundbreaking work, including the Happy Planet Index (2006, 2009, 2012), which led to his prestigious 2010 TEDGlobal talk in Oxford.
He has written over 20 publications and authored one of the three original TED Books— The Happiness Manifesto. He is founding director of Happiness Works, working closely alongside Delivering Happiness (a social business set up by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com).
Nic threads the business case for taking happiness and well-being seriously while enlightening organizations as diverse as the World Development Movement, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and Coca-Cola.
His accolades include Director magazine’s Top 10 Original Thinker and Forbes’ 7 Most Powerful Ideas 2011, alongside features in The Wall Street Journal, Wired and The Huffington Post.
In 2001, Nic founded the Centre for Well-Being at the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and went on to produce groundbreaking work, including the Happy Planet Index (2006, 2009, 2012), which led to his prestigious 2010 TEDGlobal talk in Oxford.
He has written over 20 publications and authored one of the three original TED Books— The Happiness Manifesto. He is founding director of Happiness Works, working closely alongside Delivering Happiness (a social business set up by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com).
"Nic Marks’ voice, deeply based in research and endowed with unusual creativity, is a rare beacon of hard-earned common sense much needed for the intensifying discussions. Nic is an unusually charming and accessible speaker who manages to truly engage the audience, not least because he is himself unusually credible with his subject."
Director of the open source think tank: milliongenerations.org and organizer of the Club of Amsterdam, 2010, The Netherlands
SPEAKING TOPICS
A Happier Way of Life
Happiness is a common human aspiration—what can the new emerging science of well-being teach us about how to live happier lives both now and in the future? Nic Marks shows how by understanding the dynamic nature of human well-being it allows us to think about what interventions we can make as individuals, organizations and institutions to create happier lives.
Happiness is a Serious Business
Understanding employees’ well-being and happiness can have serious benefits for organizations. Based upon work carried out for the UK Government Office for Science, Nic Marks presents a dynamic model of organizational well-being that managers can easily understand. Evidence is cited from the latest research into positive psychology and systems theory about how enhancing well-being at work can improve not only the bottom line but also create a more resilient organization
Measuring Progress from Quantity to Quality
How should we understand progress when there are so many global challenges? The economic and political orthodoxy is that if economic growth is increasing, life must be getting better—but is this still true? Today, economic inequalities stubbornly persist both within nations and globally, and climate change looms over our tomorrows. How can we reimagine the progress of nations and the success of organizations? Nic Marks will suggest that we need to not only consider how we can create good lives that don’t cost the earth but also how we can measure progress towards that target.
Happiness Doesn't Have to Cost the Earth
Does thinking about promoting happiness make sense in an unjust unsustainable world? Are there not more serious issues to concentrate on? Nic Marks will argue that it is only by thinking about human well-being and happiness that we will unlock the solutions to the persistent problems we face. Positive emotions, including happiness, have evolved to help human beings grasp opportunities and are directly linked to creativity, innovation and resilience.
Five Ways to Happiness
Nic Marks will present the five ways to well-being and happiness. The five ways were created for the UK Government Office of Science as the mental health equivalent of five-a-day. Simply messaged as an invitation for individuals to take positive actions, they have the potential to positively impact people’s lives whatever their circumstances. The five ways are Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give. What would be the implications for your life if you did these more? What are the implications for organizations and even policy making? The five ways open a new way of thinking about how to positively intervene in people’s lives.
Happiness is a common human aspiration—what can the new emerging science of well-being teach us about how to live happier lives both now and in the future? Nic Marks shows how by understanding the dynamic nature of human well-being it allows us to think about what interventions we can make as individuals, organizations and institutions to create happier lives.
Happiness is a Serious Business
Understanding employees’ well-being and happiness can have serious benefits for organizations. Based upon work carried out for the UK Government Office for Science, Nic Marks presents a dynamic model of organizational well-being that managers can easily understand. Evidence is cited from the latest research into positive psychology and systems theory about how enhancing well-being at work can improve not only the bottom line but also create a more resilient organization
Measuring Progress from Quantity to Quality
How should we understand progress when there are so many global challenges? The economic and political orthodoxy is that if economic growth is increasing, life must be getting better—but is this still true? Today, economic inequalities stubbornly persist both within nations and globally, and climate change looms over our tomorrows. How can we reimagine the progress of nations and the success of organizations? Nic Marks will suggest that we need to not only consider how we can create good lives that don’t cost the earth but also how we can measure progress towards that target.
Happiness Doesn't Have to Cost the Earth
Does thinking about promoting happiness make sense in an unjust unsustainable world? Are there not more serious issues to concentrate on? Nic Marks will argue that it is only by thinking about human well-being and happiness that we will unlock the solutions to the persistent problems we face. Positive emotions, including happiness, have evolved to help human beings grasp opportunities and are directly linked to creativity, innovation and resilience.
Five Ways to Happiness
Nic Marks will present the five ways to well-being and happiness. The five ways were created for the UK Government Office of Science as the mental health equivalent of five-a-day. Simply messaged as an invitation for individuals to take positive actions, they have the potential to positively impact people’s lives whatever their circumstances. The five ways are Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give. What would be the implications for your life if you did these more? What are the implications for organizations and even policy making? The five ways open a new way of thinking about how to positively intervene in people’s lives.
NIC MARKS - VIDEOS
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Nic Mark's most requested Webinar Topics
Explore how to stay sane at home
Social distancing and self-isolation are impacting everyone. My Five Ways to Well-being framework is designed to help individuals to improve their mental health. These positive daily actions can help people cope during challenging times.
Preserve company morale
Team morale is at risk with the drastic changes to how we work. With three decades of stats, from working with global organizations measuring & improving employee experience, uncover how companies can protect their culture.
Social distancing and self-isolation are impacting everyone. My Five Ways to Well-being framework is designed to help individuals to improve their mental health. These positive daily actions can help people cope during challenging times.
Preserve company morale
Team morale is at risk with the drastic changes to how we work. With three decades of stats, from working with global organizations measuring & improving employee experience, uncover how companies can protect their culture.
