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Inspired by: interviews » A growing number of people want to live more consciously, and want to take time for certain activities in their private life.

version: 7 / updated: 2011-10-25
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Originally submitted by: Ivan Montenegro Perini
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Source of inspiration

Interviews

The source of the Weak Signal is

Johannes WARTH, "European Business School", interviewed by "Z_PUNKT".

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
A growing number of people want to live more consciously, and want to take time for certain activities in their private life.

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
This is partly due to the ever-increasing requirements for accuracy and work pace in all kinds of professions and other areas of daily life. These increased stress factors are also responsible for the continuously growing share of people having mental illness and heart attacks.

Keywords

Work pace, stress, health, private life, working time.

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
It is becoming increasingly obvious that a growing number of people want to live more consciously, and want to take time for certain activities in their private life. This is partly due to the ever-increasing requirements for accuracy and work pace.

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 new/emerging
beneficial

Importance

please specify
please select
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

economic filters (business/market interests)
social filters (class, status, education level)
other, please specify:   Ethical

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Diseases, health and well-being
Ethics and abuse of S&T
Work-Life balance and mental health
Economic prosperity/dynamics
Innovation dynamics

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Health
Social Sciences and Humanities