Mark Williamson | Director
Action for Happiness | United Kingdom

Mark Williamson, Director, Action for Happiness

Mark Williamson is Director of Action for Happiness, a movement of people committed to creating a happier society by making positive changes in their personal lives, homes, workplaces and communities. Mark has a diverse range of experience across private and non-profit sectors, from start-ups through to large multi-national companies. He was previously Director of the Innovation unit at the Carbon Trust. He was also a non-executive director of Solar Press, a start-up designing low-cost solar cells for use in the developing world, and founder of What You Can Do, an online initiative encouraging personal action on climate change. Previously, Mark was a management consultant, leading a wide range of projects relating to strategy, technology and change management. He has also worked for Hewlett Packard Labs and Orange. He holds an MBA from IMD business school in Switzerland, and a PhD and first class honours degree in Electronics and Communications from the University of Bristol. He is a member of the Institute of Directors, a Sainsbury Management Fellow and a Chartered Engineer.

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Appearances at this years' conference:

CONFERENCE DAY TWO - FRIDAY 2 MARCH, 2012


@ 11.10
ACTION FOR HAPPINESS: PUTTING THE THINGS THAT MATTER FIRST

  • Why a movement for happiness?
  • Revising our view of progress
  • How can we develop a happier society for everyone?
  • What role does government play?
  • Ten keys to happier living.

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WORKSHOP 6: 10 KEYS TO HAPPIER LIVING


@ 14.00
Post-conference half-day workshop

Saturday 3 March 2012
2pm - 5pm incl. half hour coffee break
SMC Function Cenre, 66 Goulburn St, Sydney

with Mark Williamson, social innovator at the Young Foundation, UK; Director, Action for Happiness and Vanessa King, lead positive psychology advisor,  Action For Happiness, UK (a movement focused on creating a happier society).
 
Everyone's path to happiness is different. But Action for Happiness’s review of the latest research has identified 10 Keys to Happier Living that consistently tend to make people's lives happier. Together they spell "GREAT DREAM".
 

  • The first five (GREAT) relate to how we interact with the outside world in our daily activities: Giving - Relating - Exercising - Appreciating - Trying out.
  • The second five (DREAM) come more from inside us and depend on our attitude to life: Direction - Resilience - Emotion - Acceptance – Meaning.

The workshop will explore the 10 Keys with interactive activities and discussion. Participants will be encouraged to identify practical actions that they can take to boost their own happiness and also be a force for positive change at home, at work and in the community.

 

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