{"id":263,"date":"2025-05-29T10:44:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/positivetechlab\/?p=263"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:33:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:33:37","slug":"designing-for-wellbeing-in-the-workplace-a-human-centered-informatics-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/positivetechlab\/2025\/designing-for-wellbeing-in-the-workplace-a-human-centered-informatics-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing for Wellbeing in the Workplace: A Human-Centered Informatics Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Designing for Wellbeing in the Workplace: A Human-Centered Informatics Approach\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p>Sage Tse<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"project-summary\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wellbeing is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in organizational health, yet remains challenging to measure and support effectively, especially across diverse and dynamic workforces. This research explores how <strong>personal informatics<\/strong> and <strong>human-centered design<\/strong> can be leveraged to better understand and improve wellbeing in the workplace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building on theories like <strong>Capability Theory<\/strong> and informed by frameworks from behavioral science and interaction design, the study critiques existing wellbeing metrics and proposes more inclusive, adaptive tools that reflect individual and collective experiences. By reviewing workplace programs, data management systems, and employee engagement strategies, the project highlights the tension between organizational goals and individual wellbeing needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research calls for a shift from generalized metrics to <strong>context-sensitive, co-designed informatics tools<\/strong> that foster meaningful reflection and action. It advocates for inclusive design practices that center underrepresented voices and capture the full complexity of mental, physical, and social wellbeing in modern work environments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong>: Workplace Wellbeing, Human-Centered Design, Personal Informatics, Capability Theory, Inclusive Design, Organizational Health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-7xl md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n    \n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n                    <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/positivetechlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/05\/Sage-headshot-2-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n        \n        <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n            <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                                    Sage\n                    Tse\n                            <\/h2>\n        <\/header>\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n            <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                \n                                    <li>\n                        <strong class=\"font-semibold break-all text-cu-red-700 hover:underline\">\n                            <a href=\"mailto:SageTse@cmail.carleton.ca\">\n                                Email\n                                Sage\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/strong>\n                    <\/li>\n                \n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/positivetechlab\/people\/sage-tse\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    View Profile\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Summary Wellbeing is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in organizational health, yet remains challenging to measure and support effectively, especially across diverse and dynamic workforces. 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