Conclusion

This concluding chapter demonstrates how the well-being movement is gaining momentum and looks at the need and opportunity for further exploration and scaling. There are numerous examples from various countries where a well-being framework is catalyzing community and governmental action. There are significant challenges, but also opportunities to move from a set of experiments and time-limited innovations to sustainable changes across societies that improve well-being. This requires both urgency and long-term thinking; the work will advance through rapid experimentation and a commitment to generational change. And equity must be at the core of this change. The chapter then provides recommendations for policymakers and local and national leaders; news media; practitioners across sectors; and academics and researchers in economics, public health, and other fields.