In this episode we are joined by Dr. Rhonda Phillips from Purdue University to discuss the link between happiness, community, and wellbeing.   We discuss why happiness and flourishing are very relevant measures and the 3 factors that influence them.  We also dive into a conversation about how and why employers should invest in the communities that they operate in and give examples of companies who heavily invest in their communities where their employees live and raise the next generation workforces.  Finally, we discuss the differences between needs based and asset-based community planning and why one has substantial benefits over the other. Dr. Phillips Rhonda is a past President of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, www.isqols.org and serves on the site visitor team of the national Planning Accreditation Board. Dr. Phillips received her doctorate in city and regional planning and a M.S. in economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a M.S. in economic development and a B.S. in geography from the University of Southern Mississippi. She was the first woman to graduate from the doctoral program in city and regional planning at Georgia Tech. 

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