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Why countries should measure dreams and ambitions (just like GDP) | Lance Katigbak

Jul 1, 2026 · 11m 13s
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What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a universal question — and yet at some point, people stop asking you. Drawing on a nationwide survey across the Philippines, consumer researcher Lance Katigbak makes the case that countries should keep track of their citizens' ambitions and aspirations. His radical proposal: What if governments didn't just track GDP but also started measuring dreams? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.