Category Archives: News

I have been asked by the Action for Happiness campaign to give one of their monthly public talks.  This series of talks have proved pretty popular and for me it is a rare event as it is a public one – … Continue reading →

I read an interesting article last week asking the question – do nice guys and gals really finish last? Now I am a big fan of being nice so I don’t want to believe this to be true. However this … Continue reading →

This week Forbes asked Chris Anderson, the curator of TED what his seven top picks for the year’s best ideas would be. Amazingly Chris chose us here at nef for our work on National Accounts of Well-being, an idea he thinks can make “powerful, positive … Continue reading →

The summer is almost over and it is time for me to get back to work – always a mixed thought of course but I feel ready to commit to some projects that are emerging.  Apart from holidays with my … Continue reading →

Today, Tuesday April 5th, sees the launch of a new version of the Voter Power Index (VPI) which I first created in 2005 to try to assess how much power voters really had in the UK.  As people familiar with … Continue reading →

So today Wednesday 26th January 2011 is the day that I become a published author!  Back in mid-October I got an email from TED’s Chris Anderson asking of I wanted to write a short book for TED. The deadline was … Continue reading →

I was honoured and very excited to be asked to deliver a TED talk at the 2010 TED Global conference in Oxford – ironically just 20 miles from where I live! 18 minutes to try to sum up a decade of … Continue reading →

The Voter Power Index website that I helped to create has been nominated for a .net magazine award – if you found the site useful then please vote for it (Voter Power is listed under the best use of API … Continue reading →

When I was asked by TED global to give a talk on our work at nef I didn’t hesitate in saying yes.  It is clearly a huge opportunity for a small not-for-profit organisation such as ourselves.  But then it begins … Continue reading →