Halcyon Identifies

 

Paradoxically, our growing freedom to make an ever greater number of choices in our lives can create extreme anxiety, and feelings of inadequacy and guilt.

 

Innovative uses for local community hubs such as pubs are increasing individuals' choices.

Ignoring outside pressures, an increasing number of people are simply "choosing" to be happy, to follow an "optimism manifesto".

• Choices - a little "nudge" can hugely affect choices people make, leading some people to advocate a new role of "choice architect".

Problems - 01/06/07

• Addiction - should taking drugs to enhance sports performance be allowed?
• Choices - blink or think - what's the best way for making decisions?
• Freedom - are governments around the world becoming more sophisticated in using the internet to how restrict their citizens' freedom?
• Globalisation: does globalisation entrench gender inequality, particularly in Africa?
• Slowness - is the recent vogue for slow food, slow travel, slow shopping and slow cities becoming counterproductive?