The Hope Barometer is a scientific project aimed at finding ways to measure and increase hope in organisations, cities and other groups. We define hope as an engaged desire for an achievable, but always uncertain goal. As such, hope can be an important incentive for change and innovation, and it can help people deal with, and flourish in, a quickly changing world. To understand hope, we need to be able to measure hope, and to measure hope we developed the Hope Barometer! On this website, you can find a shortened version of the Hope Barometer, an overview of previous research and many other things related to hope.
Events
Hopebarometer report 2019
The new Hopebarometer report is published in December 2019. This edition focuses on the relation between hope and inclusivity.
With an average score of 6.3, Dutch citizens are as hopeful as they were in 2018, but we do see changes in trust and expectations. People have more positive expectations for life in general and social services such as education, health care and safety. Moreover, trust in financial institutions, such as banks, has increased over the past year. We also see a small but significant increase in trust in strangers, the army and political parties.
Workshop at Social Impact Day Zwolle
As a partner of Spark Your Future (a movement that consists of DSM, Polymer Science Park, Vrije Evangelisatie Zwolle and Institute of Leadership Ethics) we participated on Social Impact Day Zwolle last November. With Spark Your Future we empower inspiring, future-oriented leadership as a driver for the transitions towards more sustainable practices and business models. Spark Your Future is supported by students from Windesheim Honours College who conduct a research on hope and sustainability and how to embed these principles in the municipality of Zwolle. Patrick Nullens, (further introduction?) gave a workshop on behalf of Spark Your Future and addressed the crucial need of hope for future-proof leadership.
Report Hopebarometer 2018
In January 2018, the Hopebarometer was used to study how hopeful Dutch citizens feel. On average, people scored a 6.1 on the multidimensional hope-index. The theme of this edition was ‘Trust in the future’ and focused on trust and expectations. Results showed that people are optimistic about their personal life and the economy, but pessimistic about other societal developments in for example education, healthcare and safety.
Publication ‘Driven by Hope’
Academic Book (Peeters Publishers, January 2018)
Driven by Hope focuses on the central human experience of hope. In particular, it seeks to further a dialogue on this theme between theology and economics – but it also contains input from philosophy and psychology. The volume is the result of an international conference on the theme.
Masterclass Hope 2019 (Dutch)
RECENT EVENT – On January 17th 2019, ILSE and EHERO will again organize a masterclass on ‘Hope as a motivator’. With insights for entrepreneurs, managers and all other interested professionals.
Hopebarometer 2018
In January 2018, the Hopebarometer was conducted to test how hopeful Dutch citizens feel. Soon, we will be presenting the full report, but for now, we give a small sneak-preview.
In the press
Treasure island – Dutch happier in their own little worlds says hope barometer – DutchNews.nl
Hope is running higher in the Netherlands, according to a new survey. The Volkskrant reports on Friday that according to the country’s second annual reading on a ‘hope barometer’ – published in January – people are increasingly positive.
Nederlanders hoopvol over eigen leven, minder over de maatschappij – De Volkskrant
Nederland telt voor het eerst in tien jaar meer optimisten dan pessimisten, jubelde het Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau (SCP) vorige maand. Zijn al die optimisten ook hoopvol over de toekomst? Dat valt tegen, blijkt uit de vandaag gepubliceerde Hoopbarometer – een poging om het gemoed van de burger te vangen door hoop en vertrouwen als uitgangspunt te nemen. Nederlanders scoren gemiddeld een 6,1 op een schaal tot 10.
Nederland niet erg hoopvol – Volkskrant (Dutch)
Nederlanders zijn niet erg hoopvol over de toekomst. Gevraagd naar hun hoop en verwachtingen op diverse terreinen wordt gemiddeld een 5,57 gegeven – maar net voldoende. 60 procent geeft een 5 of nog minder. Die lage score is ‘zorgwekkend’.
Source: Volkskrant
Hoopvolle tips bij angst voor de toekomst – Radio 2 (Dutch)
De hoopbarometer zegt: ‘Nederlanders zijn niet hoopvol over de toekomst’. En de grootste conclusie was: ‘er is angst voor de toekomst’. Het risico op apathie en cynisme is groot.
Source: NPO Radio 2
Met de hoopbarometer meten we leefbaarheid – Het Financieele Dagblad (Dutch)
Je bent miljardair en besluit een filantropische stichting op te richten voor een betere wereld, voor een samenleving waarin de economie meer draait om menselijke relaties dan om geld verdienen, en waarin het eigenbelang plaatsmaakt voor het belang van anderen. Zonder jezelf overigens te vergeten.
Source: Het Financieele Dagblad
Nieuwe hoopbarometer laat krappe voldoende zien voor hoop in Nederland – Goldschmeding Foundation (Dutch)
De Nederlandse bevolking is momenteel niet wanhopig, maar ook niet bijzonder hoopvol. Met een 5,57 scoort Nederland nog maar net een voldoende in de Hoopbarometer, een nieuw meetinstrument dat wordt gelanceerd door de Goldschmeding Foundation, het Institute of Leadership and Social Ethics uit Leuven en de Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organisation.
Source: Goldschmeding Foundation