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Connecting Happiness To Action

Connecting Happiness To Action

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This is a presentation I'll be doing at the Foresight & Trends Conference in L.A. in November of 2014 (http://www.iirusa.com/futuretrends/home.xml). My focus is on how individuals and companies can measure actions identified by the science of positive psychology to increase wellbeing.

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Connecting Happiness To Action

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www.happathon.com www.johnchavens.com @happathon @johnchavens

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• Writer for Mashable, The Guardian and Slate

• Professional Speaker

• Former EVP of Social Media for Top Ten PR Firm

• Former Professional Actor

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Agenda11:00 – 11:05: Welcome 11:05 – 11:10: Introduction to Positive Psychology11:10 – 11:25: Measuring Your Wellbeing (X)11:25 – 11:50: Mind the GAP (X) (X) (X)11:50 – Noon: BREAK Noon – 12:10: The ROI of Happiness12:10 – 1230: The Elevate Her Pitch (X)

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Positive Psychology

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GRATITUDE

ALTRUISM

PURPOSE

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Measuring Your Wellbeing

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Mind the GAP

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Gratitude

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1) Turn to the person next to you.2) Pick someone to go first (Person A/B). 3) Regard each other. 4) Person A: “What are you grateful for?”5) Person B: “I’m grateful for…”6) Person A (repeat): “You’re grateful for..”7) Repeat the process.

The Gratitude Mirror

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Altruism

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1) Turn to the person next to you.2) Pick someone to go first (Person A/B). 3) A: “How can you increase your ROA?”4) B: They respond. 5) A: “Here’s why I like your idea.”6) Repeat the process.

What’s your ROA?

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Purpose

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Flow (Part 1 of Purpose)

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WorkTime BalanceEducation/CultureAchievementMaterialsHealthGood TimesHelping othersSecurityNatureFamily

Spirituality

Values (Part 2 of Purpose)

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Break (10 Minutes)

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What’s the ROI of Happiness?

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The Elevate Her Pitch

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1) You’ll be broken up into teams.

2) Each team decides on what to pitch: (Gratitude, Altruism, Purpose - Flow/Values)

3) Create a Campaign for Your Company. (Name, How it Works, It’s ROI)

4) Present to the Group.

The Elevate Her Pitch

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The Presentations

• Name of Your Campaign• How it Works• Its ROI

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Thank you!

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www.happathon.com www.johnchavens.com @happathon @johnchavens

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Additional Resources

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See Following Slides for Graphics

• The Pemberton Happiness Index: http://indicepemberton.institutodelafelicidad.com/index.php?r=survey/index/sid/142543&lang=en&country=us. Great resource to measure your wellbeing on an ongoing basis.

• YourMorals.org: http://www.yourmorals.org/. Great resource for taking multiple surveys on morals and values. Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind is one of the people behind the site.

• Flourish, The How of Happiness, Flow, and Hacking Happiness. Flourish – written by “The Father of Positive Psychology,” Martin Seligman; The How of Happiness – written by another thought leader in Positive Psychology with a section on altruism; Flow – the groundbreaking book on understanding what work drives a sense of purpose; Hacking Happiness – How Personal Data, Quantified Self, and economics fit with Positive Psychology.

• The Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/. Excellent resource for ongoing education in positive psychology from a world leading source.

• The Benefits of Altruism: (Mentioned in presentation) http://www.emmaseppala.com/top-10-scientific-benefits-of-compassion-infographic/#.UvnNiHOGpPi.

• The Quantified Self Guide to QS Apps: http://quantifiedself.com/guide/. Over 500 apps and technologies focused on measuring one’s life.

• Appirio Case Study: (Mentioned in presentation) http://www.citeworld.com/article/2450823/internet-of-things/appirio-fitbit-experiment.html.

• Happify: www.happify.com. A Facebook like social network utilizing positive psychology where members increase wellbeing.

• VolunteerMatch: www.volunteermatch.org. Multiple, zip code level opportunities to volunteer and experience the benefits of altruism.

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Shameless Plug

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