Wellness at Center of Consumer Pivot from the “Experience” to the “Transformation” Economy By Thierry Malleret, economist WELLNESS AND “THE TRANSFORMATION ECONOMY” Until the turn of the millennium, we lived in the service economy. Then came the “experience economy,” a term popularized in a book of the same title published in 1999. In it, Joseph Pine (an American management theorist) and his co-author argued that, increasingly, consumers wanted to access not…
The Future of Health: Early Detection for All Sorts of Ailments Will Allow Doctors to Treat Conditions Before Damage Is Done–The Wall Street Journal Rapidly moving scientific advances are shifting healthcare toward earlier disease prediction and prevention within the next five to 10 years. Blood tests, AI tools and GLP-1 drugs are emerging for early detection and prevention of Alzheimer’s and heart disease. New therapies aim to regenerate damaged joints…
A 2012 meta-review from Penn State and Harvard researchers, examining studies on the health effects of music therapy, visual arts therapy, movement-based creative expression and expressive writing, found clear indications that creative engagement and arts therapy can decrease anxiety, stress and mood disturbances. Access the study Curious for more? Explore the evidence behind wellness here.
Three related 2026 studies from UK researchers (including University of Oxford and University of Greenwich) showed that regular sauna use was linked to improved physical and mental wellbeing in UK users. Weekly sauna use—but not monthly—predicted higher physical wellbeing, while monthly use was linked to higher mental wellbeing, weekly sessions showed a bigger impact. Key finding: the social connection and ritual aspects of sauna-going may be as…
There’s a Good Reason You Can’t Concentrate–The New York Times Ten years ago, the book Deep Work by Cal Newport, a professor of computer science, posited that individuals or organizations that decided to prioritize concentration as a prime skill would reap a disproportionate reward in a world of hyperactive communication and constant business, with a decisive impact on the bottom line. Today, Newport examines how the argument has held up. In a nutshell: the relentless onslaught of the digital…
Social Prescribing Rises Globally—From Art Classes to Walking Clubs By Thierry Malleret, economist Social prescribing is a much broader and inclusive form of wellness. The more digital- and AI-driven the world becomes, the greater our need for in-person interactions. Increasingly, doctors are prescribing social activities as different as art studios, choirs or walking clubs to their patients to improve their mental and physical health. The UK, with its National Academy for Social Prescribing, is ahead of the…
