It’s the most popular class at Yale University, and even more popular now that people can enroll for free online. What does the Science of Well-Being teach us about planning cities?
Recently, Baltimore City launched their Design for Distancing competition seeking creative, tactical, and modular ideas for safely reopening businesses and public spaces during the Covid-19 pandemic. Below are four submissions from Hello Happy Design! The Rest-ibule Each winter, little vestibules pop-up across the city—protruding beyond a restaurant’s façade, insulating the entrance. Interestingly, these temporary vestibules …
A Letter About Life, After 3 Years of My Own Adversity and Loss The idea for Hello Happy began taking root last September. Founder Megan Oliver heard a talk from happiness researcher Shawn Achor just days after learning of her dad’s terminal cancer diagnosis. For the years leading up to this news, she had been …
We need community engagement. We need community engagement—especially now. At this moment in time, I’m making it my personal and professional mission to be an advocate for social connection. Although non-essential businesses have largely been forced to close their doors, civic life continues. Albeit, in non-traditional ways. We are learning new ways to learn support …
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Hi there! I’m so grateful you’re here…albeit not in these circumstances. At the time of my posting this, the global Coronavirus pandemic is disrupting society throughout the world. When planning my launch of Hello Happy Design, I intentionally selected March 20th, the International Day of Happiness. As much as I try to look on the …
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