In this Hope Intervention Programme, people are empowered to shape the future according to their wishes and abilities. It combines individual and social hopes for a fulfilled life in a better world.
Futures research and positive psychology are two disciplines that can ideally complement each other. The “Positive Futures” approach is based on the individual’s possibilities and abilities while adopting a global (social, ecological) perspective as a field of action. Integrating social science-oriented futurology and positive psychology combines individual and social flourishing with hopes for a desirable future within the framework of social trends and scenarios.
The illustration shows the connection between the three dimensions of the new “Positive Futures” approach, which aims for holistic, individual, social, and ecological flourishing. On the one hand, there are personal hopes and expectations for a fulfilled life, and on the other, there are social hopes and expectations for a world of harmony and peace.
Major changes and far-reaching transformations cannot usually happen overnight, so this requires the third dimension of a medium—to long-term perspective. When people take a long-term and global perspective and use their personal character strengths and skills to shape a socially and ecologically sustainable society, they promote their own and collective well-being within positive institutions.
Based on their positive experiences and personal strengths, the participants in the Hope Intervention Programme develop scenarios for a desirable personal and social future. Based on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their skills and interests, participants define and actively implement specific projects that contribute to the common good. The personal commitment to a meaningful social purpose is intended to increase the individual and social well-being of the participants. This way, positive psychological principles for a fulfilling life and socially relevant activities to shape a world worth living in are integrated.
Richterstraße 8d
4060 Leonding
Alpenstrasse 58
3052 Zollikofen
Hermann-Drechsler-Straße 1
07548 Gera, Deutschland
The Hope Programme has already been held twice as part of the formatio Masterclass.
Kazimierz Wielki University
Dr. Karolina Mudło-Głagolska is a psychologist – researcher and practitioner. She is employed as an assistant professor in the Department of Work and Organizational Psychology at Kazimierz Wielki University. Her research interests include passion (mainly for work and studying), hope, emotion regulation, and human functioning in various life contexts. She is also a co-author of the Polish adaptation of the Perth test battery.
