The Unjournal · Pivotal Questions Initiative

Wellbeing Measures: Research & Policy Discussion

An Unjournal Online Workshop on WELLBY Measurement, Scale-Use Heterogeneity, and DALY–WELLBY Interconvertibility

Target: March 2026 · Fully online · ~3.5 hours of live sessions (join only the segments you're interested in) + asynchronous participation options

Following our evaluation of Benjamin et al.'s "Adjusting for Scale-Use Heterogeneity in Self-Reported Well-Being," this workshop explores implications for the WELLBY measure and DALY–WELLBY interconvertibility — questions raised by Founders Pledge that affect how we compare interventions across health, mental health, and consumption.

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About You

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When Could You Join?

All fields in this section are optional — use whichever is easiest. Even a rough sense of your availability helps.

This is the easiest option — just describe when you're free in March. We'll use AI to find the best overlap across everyone. Include your time zone if it's not obvious.

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Which Segments Interest You?

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Stakeholder Problem Statement
How funders currently navigate WELLBY vs DALY (~15 min)
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Paper Presentation: Benjamin et al.
Scale-use heterogeneity findings & implications (~25 min)
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Evaluator Responses & Discussion
Key critiques, suggestions, author reaction (~25 min)
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WELLBY Reliability: Discussion
Is the linear WELLBY reliable enough for cross-intervention comparison? (~25 min)
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DALY/QALY↔WELLBY Conversion: Discussion
Approaches to interconvertibility — what works, what's missing? (~25 min)
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Beliefs Elicitation
We'll guide you through a short form to state your priors on operationalized pivotal questions (~15 min)
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Practitioner Panel & Open Discussion
How should funders navigate this now? What research would change minds? (~30 min)
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Recording & Publication

We plan to record the workshop and make it publicly available by default. We also plan to make the transcript available for AI-assisted queries (e.g., so researchers and funders can ask questions about the discussion). Your preferences:

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Async Discussion & Suggestions

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Questions & Claims

What questions or claims would you most like to see discussed or debated at this workshop — in addition to (or adjusting) the specific Pivotal Questions we've already formulated?

Your responses help us find the best date and structure for everyone.