founder and director, Local Futures
Helena Norberg Hodge
founder and director | Local Futures
About Helena
Helena Norberg-Hodge, born on January 10, 1946, is the founder and director of Local Futures, an organization dedicated to the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide. Norberg-Hodge is recognized as a pioneer of the Localization movement and has been an outspoken critic of economic globalization. She is the author of the international best-selling book Ancient Futures, published in 1991, which explores tradition and change in the Himalayan region of Ladakh. She also authored Local is Our Future in 2019, advocating for localized economic alternatives such as robust local food systems and democratic structures to resist authoritarianism. Her work includes co-founding the International Forum on Globalization in 1994 with other notable activists and founding the International Alliance for Localization in 2014. Norberg-Hodge produced and co-directed the award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness in 2011, which highlights her arguments against globalization and in favor of localization. She has received the Right Livelihood Award in 1986 for her efforts in preserving Ladakh’s traditional culture and values amidst tourism and development, and the Goi Peace Award in 2012 for her pioneering work in the localization movement. Additionally, she initiated World Localization Day, a global online broadcast event, further advancing her advocacy for localized alternatives to the globalized economy.
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Latest interviews
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Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro
EP 15 Helena Norberg-Hodge: Local Futures; Happiness as a Cure
Apr 13, 2026
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press
Helena Norberg Hodge - Globalisation Has Failed Us. What Now?
Apr 9, 2026
The Initiation
Economics of Happiness: Helena Norberg-Hodge on Localization, Culture & a Future Worth Living
Dec 11, 2025
The Kainos Podcast
Imagining Local Futures with Helena Norberg-Hodge
Jun 10, 2025
The Oneness Connection with Debra Moffitt
Awaken to Your Power to Bring About Systemic Change with Helena Norberg Hodge - Part 2
Aug 16, 2024
The Oneness Connection with Debra Moffitt
Going Local to Create Thriving Communities & Economies Part 1 with Helena Norberg Hodge
Aug 9, 2024
Pip Permaculture Podcast
Pip Podcast #38 Helena Norberg-Hodge
Jun 28, 2022
Sense-Making in a Changing World
Climate Conversations 2: Big Picture Activism - Morag Gamble speaks with Helena Norberg Hodge
Nov 9, 2021
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The Oneness Connection with Debra Moffitt
2 episodes
Shows
2
Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro
1 episode
Shows
1
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press
1 episode
Shows
1
The Initiation
1 episode
Shows
1
The Kainos Podcast
1 episode
Shows
1
Pip Permaculture Podcast
1 episode
Shows
1
Sense-Making in a Changing World
1 episode
Shows
1
Future Sense
1 episode
Shows
1
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