What is Progress A Framework for Progress Jon

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What is Progress? A Framework for Progress Jon Hall Global Project, OECD

What is Progress? A Framework for Progress Jon Hall Global Project, OECD

What is Progress? • The word progress (Latin: pro-gredi) improvements, to move forward, to

What is Progress? • The word progress (Latin: pro-gredi) improvements, to move forward, to gain • Economic progress, Social progress, Scientific progress but above all human progress

What is Progress? • Many views … “Is life getting better? ”

What is Progress? • Many views … “Is life getting better? ”

What is Progress? • Many views … • But what is clear (to me)

What is Progress? • Many views … • But what is clear (to me) is A. Progress is multidimensional B. Progress means different things to different people

Dimensions of Progress Human system Culture Human wellbeing Economy Resource demand Ecosystem condition Ecosystem

Dimensions of Progress Human system Culture Human wellbeing Economy Resource demand Ecosystem condition Ecosystem Source: Robert Prescott-Allen, 2008 Governance

Human System: Human Well -being

Human System: Human Well -being

Human System: Human Well -being • Measures ends or outcomes, including health, knowledge and

Human System: Human Well -being • Measures ends or outcomes, including health, knowledge and understanding, freedom and security, relationships, work and play, and subjective well-being • The other domains of the Human System represent the supports for human wellbeing and measure means or outputs Economy, Governance, and Culture

Human System: Culture

Human System: Culture

Human System: Culture • The creative, expressive, and symbolic aspects of a way of

Human System: Culture • The creative, expressive, and symbolic aspects of a way of life, including art, crafts, food, games, gardens, literature, language, music and religion

Human System: Economy and Governance

Human System: Economy and Governance

Human System: Economy and Governance • Economy: the stocks and flows of an economy

Human System: Economy and Governance • Economy: the stocks and flows of an economy (income and wealth) • Governance: democratic participation, access to services, order and safety, political rights, responsiveness, and transparency

Ecosystem: Ecosystem Condition

Ecosystem: Ecosystem Condition

Ecosystem: Ecosystem Condition • Ecosystem health, including air quality, atmosphere, land, freshwater, oceans and

Ecosystem: Ecosystem Condition • Ecosystem health, including air quality, atmosphere, land, freshwater, oceans and seas, and biodiversity

Resource Demand

Resource Demand

Resource Demand • Human pressures on the ecosystem – both extraction of resources and

Resource Demand • Human pressures on the ecosystem – both extraction of resources and pollution

Sets of Indicators • If progress is multi dimensional and means different things to

Sets of Indicators • If progress is multi dimensional and means different things to different people then one must … üProvide a set of measures üAnd allow readers to apply their own weights to form their own view

Sets of Indicators • Measures should be “unambiguous" that is have a clear good/bad

Sets of Indicators • Measures should be “unambiguous" that is have a clear good/bad direction of movement • Important to focus on the big picture • Important to discuss trade-offs and reinforcements

Trade-offs

Trade-offs

Reinforcements

Reinforcements

Progress: Objective and Subjective Components • Objective components – longevity, income, air quality The

Progress: Objective and Subjective Components • Objective components – longevity, income, air quality The stuff we can measure exactly

Progress: Objective and Subjective Components • Subjective components – happiness, life satisfaction Must ask

Progress: Objective and Subjective Components • Subjective components – happiness, life satisfaction Must ask people how they feel fear, trust, Business Confidence Self assessed health

Objective and Subjective Assessments Are Important Level of Subjective well-being high Objective living conditions

Objective and Subjective Assessments Are Important Level of Subjective well-being high Objective living conditions low high well-being dissonance low adaptation deprivation

Thank you

Thank you