Workplace & Organisational Wellbeing Systems

Build a workplace where people and organisations can thrive.

Staff disengagement, retention challenges, workplace pressures and fragmented support systems rarely have one simple cause. Sustainable improvement begins with understanding the conditions shaping people's experiences at work.

The Whole of Organisation Universal Wellbeing System provides a structured, research-informed approach to developing Universal Wellbeing capability and coordinating support across an organisation. It applies primordial prevention by examining underlying determinants, rather than only responding once problems arise.

The challenges organisations face

Move beyond isolated wellbeing initiatives.

Workplace challenges are often connected. A whole-of-organisation approach helps leaders consider the underlying factors influencing people, systems and outcomes.

01 / PEOPLE

Engagement and retention

Consider the conditions influencing staff experience, participation, morale and the ability to remain engaged at work.

02 / SUPPORT

Disconnected responses

Develop clearer ways to coordinate wellbeing responsibilities, professional capability and appropriate support.

03 / SYSTEMS

Long-term improvement

Look beyond short-term activities to understand the organisational determinants that can influence sustained outcomes.

The whole-of-organisation approach

How the Universal Wellbeing System works

The system combines an organisational implementation pathway with professional education and accreditation options that support staff to develop and apply Universal Wellbeing capabilities.

Whole of Organisation Universal Wellbeing System infographic showing four implementation stages
Whole of Organisation Universal Wellbeing System — a step-by-step overview of the organisational approach.
Professional Universal Wellbeing Education and Accreditation Programme Options infographic
Professional Universal Wellbeing Programme Options — education and accreditation pathways that can support implementation.

Programme suitability and implementation arrangements can be discussed with the FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute.

Implementation pathway

From understanding to sustained improvement

Organisations can develop a coordinated approach through a practical sequence of learning, capability building and review.

STEP 01

Understand

Introduce staff to the Whole of Organisation Universal Wellbeing Model through a workshop.

STEP 02

Build capability

Identify appropriate staff roles and professional education options to support implementation.

STEP 03

Coordinate support

Develop coordinated responsibilities and connections to appropriate expert support.

STEP 04

Review and improve

Consider progress, evaluate outcomes and refine the approach over time.

Research-informed foundations

Addressing determinants, not just symptoms.

FWI's Universal Wellbeing approach draws on more than 17 years of applied research. It examines the conditions that influence wellbeing and supports a primordial prevention approach to organisational development.

17+ yearsof applied research
6 dimensionsof Universal Wellbeing
70 determinantswithin the Universal Wellbeing framework