Happy Workplace Digital Platform — A tool for building workplace well-being
A digital platform that helps organisations systematically plan to support employee well-being using the Happy 8 framework, with AI to recommend goals based on issues identified by the organisation.
Translated from Thai · reviewed by the CF team
Four dimensions of a healthy workplace
A healthy workplace (Happy Workplace) aims to promote a good quality of life for employees, both physically and mentally. It supports organisational performance and image, while also building good relationships with communities. It encompasses four dimensions of well-being: physical, mental, intellectual and social. The work is carried out under the Organisational Well-being Support Office of ThaiHealth.
Digital tools based on the Happy 8 framework
This platform turns the “Happy 8” framework — Body, Heart, Relax, Brain, Money, Soul, Family, Society — into a practical 8-step tool. The steps range from learning, forming a working group, diagnosing problems and planning to organising activities, monitoring and evaluation, and sustaining the culture. AI helps recommend goals based on the problems the organisation selects during the planning step.
The Happy 8 framework with example activities
Happy Body, Heart, Relax, Brain, Money, Soul, Family, Society — each dimension includes descriptions and example activities.
AI-assisted planning
Organisations select the problems they face, and the AI system recommends suitable goals as part of the 8-step process.
Ready-to-use templates
Forms for setting up a working group, activity plans, activity reports and evaluation forms are available to download and use immediately.
Organisational network
Participating organisations publish their own projects on the platform. Users can search by health issues and Happy 8 dimensions, making it a space for organisations to learn from one another.
These figures come directly from the platform’s /projects page.
Implemented by
Organisational Well-being Support Office, Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth)
Civil society implementation partner
Thailand Environment Institute Foundation (Project to drive and scale up healthy workplaces in the civil society sector)
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What change does this work create, and how do you know it is effective?
The platform has 67 published projects from 29 organisations, but these figures do not yet show how workers’ quality of life has changed. We do not yet have records of outcomes measuring change or lessons from what did not work.
We designed the platform to help organisations plan ways to promote workers’ well-being using the Happy 8 framework, covering 4 dimensions of well-being: physical, mental, intellectual and social. AI helps recommend goals based on the issues an organisation selects during planning. This Project
The platform page shows 67 workplace well-being projects and 29 organisations that have participated and published projects. This Project These figures show the number of projects and organisations published, but not the extent to which implementation has changed well-being or organisational performance.
We do not yet have records of evaluations measuring changes among workers or organisations, including lessons from projects that did not meet their targets. Therefore, we cannot yet use the available figures to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of this approach.
How was this work carried out, and what lessons can be applied going forward?
We use the Happy 8 framework through 8 steps, with AI to help recommend goals and templates available to download. We do not yet have documented lessons from applying the approach.
We have adapted the Happy 8 framework—Body, Heart, Relax, Brain, Money, Soul, Family and Society—into a tool for workplace well-being. This Project The process has 8 steps: learning, setting up a working group, diagnosing problems, planning, designing and organising activities, monitoring and evaluation, reviewing and making improvements, and sustaining the culture. IssueWorkplace Well-being
At the planning stage, organisations select the problems they have identified, then use AI to help recommend suitable goals. This Project The platform also offers downloadable templates for setting up a working group, activity plans, activity reports and evaluations. This Project Participating organisations can publish their projects and find other projects by health issue or Happy 8 dimension, creating a space for organisations to learn from one another. This Project
We do not yet have documented lessons from applying this method, including what has and has not worked in different contexts.
What types of areas is this approach suitable for, and what do we need in order to get started in our area?
This approach is designed for organisations that want to plan employee well-being using the Happy 8 framework, but we have no record of criteria for selecting a location or specific requirements before starting to use it.
This approach focuses on organisations and employee well-being. It does not specify any type of location or geographical conditions as criteria for use. The Happy Workplace framework covers 4 dimensions of well-being: physical, mental, intellectual and social. This Project
Organisations can use the tools through an 8-step process, from learning and setting up a working group to monitoring and evaluation, review and improvement, and sustaining the culture. IssueWorkplace Well-being In the planning step, organisations select an issue they have encountered so that AI can help recommend a goal. This Project Templates for setting up a working group, activity plans, activity reports and evaluation forms are available for download. This Project
We have no record that this approach is particularly suited to any specific location or type of organisation, and there are no requirements for resources or specific conditions that must be in place before starting to use it.
What methods or tools can we start using right away?
You can start with templates for setting up a working group, activity plans, activity reports, and evaluation forms, which can be downloaded and used right away, or use the Happy 8 framework to plan based on your organisation's issues.
Tools ready to use include templates for setting up a working group, activity plans, activity reports, and evaluation forms, which can be downloaded from the platform. This Project
If you are starting to plan, use the Happy 8 framework, which comprises Happy Body, Happy Heart, Happy Relax, Happy Brain, Happy Money, Happy Soul, Happy Family, and Happy Society. Each area includes an explanation and activity examples. This Project The organisation can then select issues it is facing, so AI can help recommend goals during the planning stage. This Project
The framework has 8 steps: learning, setting up a working group, diagnosing problems, planning, designing and organising activities, monitoring and evaluation, reviewing and making improvements, and sustaining the culture. IssueWorkplace Well-being The platform lists 67 projects from 29 organisations that have been published. These are counts of projects and organisations, not indicators of well-being outcomes. This Project
How does this work connect to systemic issues, and what kind of collaboration is needed?
This work links employees’ well-being with organisational performance and sustainability, and identifies the implementing bodies, but we have no record of what further forms of collaboration are being sought.
We connect workplace well-being with building organisations that support a good quality of life across physical, mental, intellectual and social dimensions, viewing workplace well-being as a foundation for performance and sustainability. IssueWorkplace Well-being The Happy Workplace framework also mentions enhancing an organisation’s image and building good relationships with communities. This Project
The platform helps organisations plan using the Happy 8 framework through 8 steps, and AI helps recommend goals based on the problems an organisation selects. This Project It also provides a space for organisations to share and find projects on health issues and the Happy 8 dimensions, enabling organisations to learn from one another. This Project
The work identifies the Office for Workplace Well-being Support, Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth), as the implementing body, with the Thailand Environment Institute Foundation as a civil society implementation partner for the project to drive and scale up workplace well-being organisations in the civil society sector. This Project We have no record of what further forms of collaboration are being sought.