Meik Wiking founded the world’s first Happiness Research Institute in 2011, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He consults cities, governments and organisations around the world on happiness. He has advised the Minister of State for Happiness in the UAE, the state of Jalisco in Mexico and the city of Goyang in South Korea, among others. He holds a degree in business and political science and has previously worked for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is the author of two globally bestselling books: The Little Book of Hygge and The Little Book of Lykke.

Meik Wiking’s new book The Art of Making Memories: How to Create and Hold Onto Happy Moments is published 19th September by Penguin Life, £12.99 hardback.

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