BELIEF INDEX – WEEK OF 4 MAY -- 10 MAY 2026

The Belief Index.

A weekly measure of how UK business news aligns with the 10 beliefs of the Optimist's Operating System. Published every Sunday.

# Belief Score vs Last Wk
01
02 Better Is Possible LEADING
20.0
+10.2
02
03 Future Literacy
20.0
-4.4
03
04 Realism Plus Imagination
20.0
+15.1
04
05 Creativity Builds Culture
20.0
+10.2
05
08 Progress Is Iterative
20.0
+7.8
06
01 Optimism Is a Skill
0.0
-7.3
07
06 Optimism Is Tribal
0.0
-2.4
08
07 Signal over Noise
0.0
-22.0
09
09 Confidence Compounds
0.0
-4.9
10
10 The Future Is Unwritten LAGGING
0.0
-2.4

Belief 02 (Better Is Possible) leads this week with a score of 20.0, up 10.2 points from last week, driven by continued UK media focus on AI infrastructure, technology literacy, and the professional divide between those reasoning about what comes next and those anchored to the present. Belief 10 (The Future Is Unwritten) sits at the foot of the index with 0.0 points: the media cycle rarely gives space to the slower, longer-view dimensions of optimism.

Belief2026-W222026-W232026-W242026-W25
02 Better Is Possible13.210.012.89.8
03 Future Literacy26.320.030.824.4
04 Realism Plus Imagination5.37.55.14.9