YuviTal Work
Introduction
YuviTal Work is a workplace wellness platform that helps employees improve their physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being. It drives healthier habits and increase workplace productivity.
YuviTal Work promotes healthier lifestyles in the workplace by integrating well-being practices into employees' daily lives. The result: healthier employees, lower absenteeism, and a more productive and satisfied workforce.
Ideation
The Problem
Reduced productivity, high absenteeism, and low morale have become the norm in modern workplaces, especially post-COVID.
So we asked: what’s really causing it?
After digging into the data, we discovered 4 core stressors that hold teams back:
Physical, Emotional, Social, and Financial challenges.
Social
The pandemic intensified employee isolation, making it harder to stay engaged, connected, and motivated at work.
Financial
50% face financial stress — and 60% believe their employer should help support their financial well-being.
Research
Market Landscape
Vitality, Dacadoo, Virgin Pulse and Reaction Club lead the wellness space with diverse approaches, combining comprehensive tools, financial incentives, and simplicity. Their success highlights market potential and room for innovative solutions.
Key Findings:
Gamification works – Rewards and challenges drive engagement.
Personalization is key – Generic wellness plans see low adoption rates.
Seamless integration matters – HR teams need simple tools, not added complexity.
Personas
Garry, 29, developer, South Africa
Goals:
Achieve financial stability and reduce stress.
Maintain good health and work-life balance.
Feel valued, connected, and engaged at work.
Barriers:
Struggles with maintaining well-being in a high-pressure work environment.
Physical fatigue, mental stress, and financial concerns contribute to well-being imbalance.
Limited opportunities for social connections in the workplace, impacting overall well-being.
Employee
HR Manager
Jill, 36, HR Manager, South Africa
Goals:
Reduce absenteeism and healthcare costs.
Enhance workplace well-being and productivity.
Provide competitive benefits to attract talent.
Foster a positive and inclusive work culture.
Barriers:
Struggling to manage the diverse well-being needs of employees.
Absence of a unified well-being solution resulting in scattered initiatives.
Lack of visibility into employee engagement and well-being initiatives.
We designed for both employees and HR managers — each with different challenges, but a shared need for a healthier, more engaged workplace.
Employees want to feel balanced, supported, and connected.
HR Managers need tools to reduce burnout, track engagement, and unify wellness efforts.
From Research to Action
Our research showed that workplace well-being is more than just fitness or perks.
Employees struggle with financial, emotional, social, and physical stress.
HR teams want to help but lack clear tools and insights.
So, we knew our solution had to:
Cover all four well-being areas
Be simple and engaging for employees
Give HR a clear, unified view
That’s the foundation we built on.
The Solution
Employee App –
Encourages physical, social, emotional, and financial wellness with challenges, rewards, and AI-driven insights.
HR Dashboard –
Provides tools for tracking engagement, launching wellness initiatives, and analyzing data to ensure continuous improvement.
Mapping the Journey
Design
Wireframes were created to map out the app's complex information architecture, user flows, and navigation, ensuring a user-centric design approach. Through this process of visualization and iteration, based on stakeholder feedback, we achieved consensus on the platform direction, effectively securing project buy-in.
Homepage Design Iteration
We experimented with various structures for the homepage, challenges of balancing clarity with visual appeal and user-friendliness, while also encouraging users to explore numerous features and complete many tasks without feeling overwhelmed.
Questions we asked:
On a scale of 1 to 10...
Attractiveness
Understand that there is a weekly goal of 100 coins
Understand that can do activities from all 4 categories to reach the weekly goal
Understand that there is more focus on one category than on the other 3
Understand that the weekly reward is unlocked once the weekly goal is reached
1
Treasure chests
3
Puzzle
0
Treasure chests
Circles
Puzzle
2
4
6
8
10
8.6
7.9
8.2
Results in average:
Final Design
For the HR Manager -
The Dashboard- Home Page
Get a quick overview of employee activity with widgets highlighting key actions and insights from your dashboard.
For the Employee -
Capture Your Mood
Pick your mood, choose to stay anonymous or not, add an optional comment, and discover inisights and trends over time.
For the HR Manager -
Manage and Monitor the Mood
Get a grasp on how your employees are feeling
For the Employee
Updates
Stay informed with in-app and push notifications, and receive key updates directly on the homepage.
For the HR Manager -
Broadcast Center
Communicate with your employees effortlessly through app homepage announcements or direct notifications to keep everyone informed and engaged.
For the HR Manager -
Choose the Theme
Decide the focus for your employees next quarter—physical, emotional, social, or financial wellbeing
Impact & Insights
Impact
68% registered
showing a smooth onboarding experience.
397 daily app opens
with users returning 10 times a day on average.
70% engaged
with features across 2+ categories
We launched a pilot with a 100-employee company to test engagement and gather feedback. Within two weeks, we saw strong adoption.
These early results demonstrated the product’s ability to engage users, drive daily interactions, and influence behavior. The data provided valuable insights that informed the next phase of product improvements, ensuring continued growth and adoption.
Reflection
The importance of a design system – Ensuring consistency, efficiency, and scalability across the product.
The value of micro-animations – Enhancing user engagement and creating a smoother, more intuitive experience.
A holistic product perspective – Understanding how interactions in the app impact the dashboard and vice versa, creating a seamless ecosystem.
