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Belief
Score
vs Last Wk
01
02
Better Is Possible
LEADING
22.9
+2.9
02
08
Progress Is Iterative
22.9
+5.8
03
04
Realism Plus Imagination
17.1
-2.9
04
03
Future Literacy
14.3
+2.9
05
05
Creativity Builds Culture
8.6
+2.9
06
09
Confidence Compounds
8.6
-2.8
07
07
Signal over Noise
5.7
+5.7
08
01
Optimism Is a Skill
0.0
0.0
09
06
Optimism Is Tribal
0.0
-11.4
10
10
The Future Is Unwritten
LAGGING
0.0
-2.9
Belief 02 (Better Is Possible) leads this week with a score of 22.9, up 2.9 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.
| Belief | 2026-W36 | 2026-W37 | 2026-W38 | 2026-W39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Better Is Possible | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 22.9 |
| 08 Progress Is Iterative | 17.1 | 11.4 | 17.1 | 22.9 |
| 04 Realism Plus Imagination | 17.1 | 17.1 | 20.0 | 17.1 |