Global Flourishing Study
The Global Flourishing Study explores six domains valued across countries and cultures. The Secure Flourishing Index (SFI) measures these through targeted survey items, with the first five domains pursued for their own sake and financial stability providing the foundation. When financial stability is omitted, the measure becomes the Flourishing Index (FI), while contextual factors help understand environments where flourishing thrives.
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Read More NewsEight Baylor Core Fellows spent four days exploring how flourishing might enter their courses. The Institute for Global Human Flourishing co-sponsored the workshop, helping faculty build on what they teach.
The Baylor Institute for Global Human Flourishing team joined partners at Trilith Studios for a day of media, meetings, and a celebration years in the making.
Waves 1 and 2 of the Global Flourishing Study are now freely available to the public through the Center for Open Science, removing the pre-registration requirement that previously limited access. The dataset spans 200,000 participants across 22 countries and has produced more than 90 peer-reviewed publications.
The two-day inaugural Flourishing Network Summit at Harvard featured interactive dialogue with Barry-Wehmiller, interest-group sessions on leadership and organizational culture, and conversations grounded in the Global Flourishing Study's landmark dataset.