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Stakeholder Problem Statement & PQ Intro (~35 min): Representatives from Coefficient Giving and Founders Pledge (~10 min each) explain their challenges weighing WELLBYs vs DALYs, followed by introduction to Pivotal Questions (~5 min) and agenda discussion (~5 min).
Paper Presentation: Benjamin et al. (~25 min): The research team presents their findings on scale-use heterogeneity in self-reported wellbeing—how people use satisfaction scales differently, and what calibration methods can do about it.
Evaluator Responses & Discussion (~25 min): Our independent evaluators share their assessment of the paper's methodology and findings, followed by author responses and open discussion.
WELLBY Reliability Discussion (~25 min): Focused discussion on whether the linear WELLBY is reliable enough for comparing interventions. Covers cardinality assumptions, neutral points, and measurement challenges.
DALY/QALY↔WELLBY Conversion (~25 min): How should we translate between health measures (DALYs, QALYs) and subjective wellbeing (WELLBYs)? Examines current approaches and what's missing.
Beliefs Elicitation (~15 min): A guided exercise where participants state their probabilities on key operationalized questions (WELL_01, DALY_01, etc.), capturing expert views before and after discussion.
Practitioner Panel & Open Discussion (~30 min): Funders and researchers discuss practical implications—what should organizations do now, and what research would change minds?