Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Helena Norberg-Hodge, founder and director of Local Futures, answers our 10 questions.
What was the LAST: 
Film you watched? Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Book you read? Thinking Like a Plant: A Living Science for Life by Craig Holdrege
Music you bought/downloaded? Leonard Cohen
Concert or play you went to? Traditional music concert in Jeonju, South Korea
Sporting event you attended? Cricket match at Dartington
Holiday you went on? Walking in Salcombe, Devon
Restaurant you ate in? The Green Table at Dartington
Thing that annoyed you? The breakfast at a conference, where every single item was individually wrapped in plastic.
Thing that made you laugh out loud? Something my husband said this morning (not fit for publication here though).
Piece of good advice you were given? From the front desk of a hotel: “Best not to bring too much luggage.” (The room was on fourth floor in 12th century labyrinthine building)
Helena Norberg-Hodge is a pioneer of the new economy movement and recipient of the alternative Nobel prize, the Goi Peace Prize and the Arthur Morgan Award. She is author of the inspirational classic Ancient Futures and producer of the award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness. Helena is hosting the 18th international Economics of Happiness conference at the Arnolfini in Bristol from 19-21 October. To find out more visit https://economicsofhappiness2018.org.
