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…
At least 80% responsibility for ill health in old age down to the individual, new Oxford report says – The Guardian “Living Longer, Better”––the Oxford Longevity Project’s first “Age-less” report––argues people have greater control over longevity than widely believed and aims to challenge notions that physical decline is inevitable. Its recommendations include avoiding processed foods and abstaining entirely from alcohol. But others say their…
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.
Daphne Steele Building, University of Huddersfield National Health Innovation Campus Huddersfield, Northern England, United Kingdom The University of Huddersfield is a public research university with a strong vocational emphasis, serving more than 20,000 students from over 130 countries. It is located in Huddersfield, a mid-sized town in northern England (between Leeds and Manchester). First approved in 2020, Huddersfield’s new National Health Innovation Campus (NHIC) is…
Overtourism Hurts Wellbeing, Even Impacting Wellness Destinations. We Need to Think Like Japan By Thierry Malleret, economist A WELLNESS CRISIS TO ADDRESS: OVERTOURISM AND RESILIENCE Overtourism undermines wellness in multiple ways : 1) it affects our individual wellbeing (crowding, noise, “place alienation,” and stress), 2) it negatively impacts the wellness of our planet (pollution, emissions, degradation of ecosystems ) and (3) it threatens the financial…
