The document summarizes feedback from an online survey of 800 supporters about developing a new course to help people explore issues related to a happy and meaningful life. Key findings include: 1) Respondents liked the overall course concept and its proposed components like group discussion, action ideas, and expert views. 2) The proposed course name "H course" was not well received. 3) Hundreds expressed interest in participating in a pilot of the course in London. 4) Over 60% were interested in running the course themselves in the future. 5) Respondents felt the 8 core themes and additional themes presented important topics for the course. 6) Popular speaker suggestions included Jon Kabat Zinn,

1. The Action for Happiness course
Summary of feedback from online survey July 2013

2. Background
The Action for Happiness team is developing a new course to help people get
together and explore the issues that matter for a happy and meaningful life.
This is a summary of the results from a survey of around 800 of our supporters
to get their views on our emerging ideas for the course.
Many thanks to everyone who took the time to share their views and ideas. All
these have been fed into the process of developing the course.
The Action for Happiness team
info@actionforhappiness.org

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1. People really like the overall course concept
Q: How would you rate this overall H Course concept?

4. 2. People like all the key components of the course
Q: How important do you think the various components will be?
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Action ideas
Group discussion
Did you know?
Personal view
Expert view
Mood boosters

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3. People aren’t very keen on the “H course” name!
Q: How would you rate the “H course” name?

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4. Hundreds want to be part of the London pilot
Q: Would you be interested in being part of the pilot in London?

7. 5. Over 60% are interested in running the course in future
Q: How interested would you be in running the course yourself in future?
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8. 6. People really liked our suggested 8 core themes
Q: How important do you think each of these themes are for the course?
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How can we create a happier world?
Should the state care about our wellbeing?
Can we be happy at work?
What makes for great relationships?
How should we treat others?
Can we find peace of mind?
What actually makes us happy?
What really matters in life?

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Can happiness help save the planet?
How do our emotions effect our life?
What makes communities flourish?
How does religion relate to happiness?
Is modern life getting better?
How can we raise happy children?
Is the media a force for good?
What is the purpose of education?
7. And they liked many of our other potential themes
Q: How important do you think each of these additional themes are?

10. 8. Some great additional speakers were proposed
Q: Are there any other speakers that you would love to see involved?
Top 10 most common answers…
• Jon Kabat Zinn
• Brene Brown
• Andy Puddicombe
• Ken Robinson
• Karen Armstrong
• Marty Seligman
• Ruby Wax
• Matthieu Ricard
• Shawn Achor
• Dalai Lama

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