We’ve learned to recognize what makes a space feel good. Natural light, fresh air, materiality, and connection to nature have become essential ingredients in how we shape healthier environments. These elements are now widely understood, measured, and intentionally designed. Alongside them, another layer is present in almost every space we inhabit, quiet, unseen, and rarely part of the design conversation: electromagnetic fields (EMFs). They are…
Beyond Burnout: Why the Future of Work Requires a Salutogenic Approach Author: Elizabeth Bachrad, MA, MSc For decades, workplace health and wellbeing has largely been framed through the lens of risk. Organizations have become increasingly sophisticated at identifying psychosocial hazards such as excessive workload, job insecurity, poor management, workplace conflict, and burnout. These approaches have transformed occupational health by helping employers recognize and reduce many…
Exploring the Many Dimensions of Workplace Wellbeing: The 2026 Recommended Reading List Authors: Talya Landau and Jessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH Workplace wellbeing has come a long way from wellness perks and health risk reduction. Today the conversation is about whether work itself is sustainable for the people doing it, and what leaders, teams, and organizations can do to make it so. To support that work,…
Connecting Wellness and Wellbeing Frameworks to Help People Thrive Author: Reena U. Sheth, MBA The workplace is one of the places where personal wellness is either supported or constrained every single day. That is the premise connecting two frameworks now shaping the wellness conversation: World Wellness Weekend’s Five Pillars of Wellness, and the Global Wellness Institute Workplace Wellbeing Initiative’s (WWI) newly released Workplace Wellbeing Strategic…
Dave McCaughan, Storyteller @ BIBLIOSEXUAL, Vice-Chair Global Wellness Institute Ageing Well Initiative William (Bill) Hall, President, Ipsos Healthcare Japan Japan has a word for it:Â kodokushi. Literally translated as “lonely death”. It describes a person dying alone at home and remaining undiscovered for days, weeks, or in some cases years. This is not a new phenomenon. The term entered public consciousness in the 1980s. In 2025,…
Workplace Wellbeing Initiative Introduces a New Strategic Framework for Advancing Employee Wellbeing Developed by members of the Workplace Wellbeing Initiative Employers are dealing with a workforce under real strain. Burnout, disconnection, and rising mental health risks are cutting into performance, and the biggest opportunity for most organizations is treating wellbeing as an investment, not just a cost to contain. The number that matters more is…
