Healing-Centred Design in Workplaces
Powerful, purposeful work—rooted in wellbeing.
How can we design healthy workplaces?
To design healthy workplaces that support wellbeing and create meaningful impact, we must mend the things that don’t work and tend to strengths and potential.
Healing-Centred Design is a transformation framework to help you do this. It combines evidence and research, creative coaching, trauma-informed and reflective practice, systems-thinking and co-designed tools to build workplaces where care and purpose align.
Why is it needed?
Employer duties are increasing. In 2025 the Employment Rights Bill drives significant employment law reforms over the next 3 years, connected to workplace wellbeing. In addition changes to the Equality Act are expected to enforce parity between mental and physical health considerations for employers.
Stress drains health, time and money. In 2024, work-related stress meant employees took an average of 21.1 days off work. Psychological safety leads to 76% more engagement, 50% more productivity and 74% less stress in the workplace.
Workplaces often overlook the human experiences we carry — and the potential we unlock when we feel safe, valued, and supported.
Healing-Centred Design goes beyond quick fixes, it rethinks systems and culture through a trauma-informed, values-led lens.
Who does it help?
For workers, Healing-Centred Design nurtures wellbeing, agency, and growth.
For clients, it builds trust, safety and connection.
For organisations, it strengthens leadership, retention, and impact. And for society, it models a culture of care and equity that others can adopt.
In 2025 we are working with organisations including In-Situ and Burnside Centre to become Healing-Centred Workplaces. In-Situ is a “quietly radical, embedded arts organisation, producing socially and locally relevant art that makes a positive difference to everyday lives.” Burnside Centre provides “a new way of thinking about how community engagement, co-creation and partnerships are developed for the betterment of all people.” We are working with organisations who believe when we prioritise people as much as outcomes, we create the conditions for powerful, purposeful social change work.
If this feels like the workplace you want to work in, look at the Programme Information and get in touch with kerry@brilliantthing.co.uk
