Measuring What Makes Life Worthwhile
TED Video with Chip Conley
What do you count? It's common to count numbers and/or count on people. But is that what is truly important? Can we measure what it truly worthwhile to us?
In 1987, at the age of 26 and seeking a little "joy of life," Chip Conley founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality by transforming a small motel in San Francisco’s seedy Tenderloin district into the now-legendary Phoenix.
During the dotcom bust in 2001 Conley reacquainted himself with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which separates human desires into five ascending levels, from base needs such as eating to the highest goal of self-actualization, characterized by the full realization and achievement of one’s potential. Influenced by Maslow's pyramid, Conley revamped his business model to focus on the intangible, higher needs of his company's three main constituencies.
Today, Conley has written three books and consults widely on transformative enterprises, corporate social responsibility and creative business development.
