Thriving is a social innovation platform to encourage creative and intelligent communities.
The strongest aim of Thriving is shifting attitudes towards a more inclusive societal view of intelligence, and a stronger appreciation of the value of people in their communities.
Educationally the focus is on creativity, increasing personal strength and resilience through self-management, wellbeing, motivation and optimism. Thriving is also inspired by community projects that promote collective volunteering and aims to promote the energising and expanding possibilities of inter-agency/sector collaboration.
Thriving:
• Celebrates and encourages strengths.
• Nurtures a sense of hope, excitement, fun, passion and happiness..
• Fosters purpose, inner resource, capability and resilience.
• Listens, is responsible, altruistic and compassionate towards people
and the world.
• Promotes creativity, ideas and positive self-expression.
• Believes that people are strong, brave and honest, and deserve
respect and kindness.
