Community Well-Being is a Wicked Problem
Navigating the Age of Uncertainty in the Happiest Places on Earth
December 23, 2023, Vol. 1, Issue 17
Cite as: Coleman, Anita S. (2023, December 23). Cultural Identity: Improving our cultural competency in healthcare, libraries, and beyond. Infophilia, a positive psychology of information, 1 (17).
Welcome, readers, new and old. I am glad to have you here. I send you my warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year.
A reader responded to last week’s letter From MIT to QAnon: Tracing the Hacker DNA to Participatory Fakery that I was on the path to explore the Censorship-Industrial Complex. I hope to share more about cybersecurity and disinformation, later.
In this season of goodwill and cheer my thoughts are on well-being, a subject I first mentioned in The Economics of Happiness: Well-Being Metrics and Health Information. Over the last two decades, the exploration of community well-being as a wicked problem has become an increasingly important area in research and practice. Understanding this trend provides insights for our own health and happiness.