Wello Reports on the Status of our Health

Natalie Bomstad, Board Member Envision Greater Green Bay and Executive Director of Wello

The future of Greater Green Bay is directly tied to the people who call it home. Wello’s Community Health and Well-Being survey provides a snapshot of the people in Brown County, Wisconsin and how they experience all the things that impact their health and well-being including their physical health, mental health, social connections and the environments they live, work, learn, pray and play in. This data, in turn, informs local action to ensure policies, practices, and systems equitably support the current and future health and well-being of our residents. 

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Women in the Workplace 2022

Women leaders are switching jobs at the highest rates we’ve ever seen, and ambitious young women are prepared to do the same. To make meaningful and sustainable progress toward gender equality, companies need to go beyond table stakes. That’s according to the latest Women in the Workplace report from McKinsey, in partnership with LeanIn.Org. Click here for the complete report.

Why Futures & Foresight is not as Innate as You Think

Originally published December 15, 2020
Alex Fegnani

“Often times, when attending introductory talks or workshops on futures studies, foresight, or scenario planning (from now, futures & foresight for short), I’ve noticed that the speaker would attempt to endear the audience to futures & foresight by stating upfront that, in its simplest form, this field of inquiry is something that human beings already do every day, not dissimilar to thinking about possible future career options, or about different times to do grocery shopping the next day. I also noticed that such attempts would often have a counterproductive effect. Unless this issue is deliberately clarified, the audience would leave the room thinking that futures & foresight is nothing special, as it is just what they have already been doing in their minds, perhaps with the addition of an extra dose of mental effort. This is particularly the case for managers who have been considering different “scenarios” when strategizing…..”

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