Happiness, Well-being and Sustainability: A Course in Systems Change

Laura Musikanski is executive director and co-founder of the Happiness Alliance and co-author of The Happiness Policy Handbook. She is chair of IEEE P7010 Recommended Practice for Assessing the Impact of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems on Human Well-being. Laura holds a JD and MBA, both from the University of Washington, and is a member of the Washington State Bar Association.Rhonda Phillips is a community well-being, development and planning specialist and the Dean of Purdue Honors College. She is a three-time Fulbright award recipient and author or editor of 28 books, including co-author of The Happiness Policy Handbook. Rhonda holds a PhD in city and regional planning and a MS in economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a board director of the Happiness Alliance.James Bradbury is a retired physicist who carried out research at Stanford University, Palo Alto Research Laboratory and the Los Alamos Research Laboratory. Research included the use of accelerator-produced particles for treating cancer and creating fusion energy as a possible renewable energy source. James holds a PhD in physics from Stanford University. He is involved in national climate change policy advocacy and is an emeritus board director of the Happiness Alliance.John de Graaf is an internationally renowned author, speaker and producer of more than 40 television documentaries. John's books include Affluenza and What's The Economy For, Anyway? He co-founded the Happiness Alliance, as well as two other nonprofit organizations: And Beauty for All and Take Back Your Time.Clinton Bliss is an administrator and practicing physician who works within the health care model of bio-psycho-social systems thinking. Clinton holds an MD from UCLA School of Medicine and a Board Certification in Family Medicine from the University of Washington. He is a board director of the Happiness Alliance.