Thinking Outside Of The Box

Helena Norberg-Hodge Local Futures ~  Now Localism and the upcoming Economics of Happiness Conference We are honored to have Author and filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge As our guest on Thinking Outside of the Box this week.  Helena is a pioneer of the new economy movement. She is a widely respected analyst of the impact of the global economy and international development on local communities and local economies. She spoke to us from Byron Bay, Australia.  One half hour is hardly time to do justice to a woman of such varied skills, so this time we just focused on a short bio, and then a peek at the itinerary for the upcoming Economics of Happiness conference in Portland Oregon. It is hard to believe the list of accomplishments this lady has left in her wake. She brings a breath of fresh air to us folks in a world which has seemingly run amok with global marketing, the philosophy of the dominant class and consumer consciousness. She paints a clear picture of how living a simple life and suppo