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Whole-Person Wellbeing That Fits Your Life

Intelligence. Personalisation. Transformation.

FlourishIQ combines a vast library of evidence-based psychological tools with intelligent personalisation to help you flourish — in your own unique way. Grounded in science, built at Stellenbosch University, designed for everyone.

The science of human flourishing — intelligently personalised.

The FlourishIQ Ecosystem

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The Tool Library

1,000+ evidence-based tools spanning positive psychology, resilience, character strengths, sport psychology, and more — each following our Grok → Gauge & Grow → Track pedagogy.

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Curated Courses

Tools assembled into structured journeys for students, athletes, professionals, and organisations — from first-year orientation through lifelong alumni development.

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Intelligent Personalisation

Advanced fuzzy decision-making algorithms that learn what works uniquely for you and continuously refine recommendations to match your life.

250+
Tools Built
🎓 Open to Stellenbosch University Students & Staff

Experience FlourishIQ in Action

See how the platform works through our flagship course Connected: From Loneliness to Belonging to Flourishing — 21 evidence-based tools designed to help you build authentic connection and a lasting sense of belonging.

In a World of Endless Options, Why Aren't We Flourishing?

"We live in the golden age of wellbeing information — hundreds of apps, thousands of articles, countless experts. But with more options than ever, people are more confused and less successful at creating lasting change."
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One Size Fits No One

Most wellbeing solutions assume everyone needs the same thing. Your schedule, stress levels, goals, and circumstances are unlike anyone else's.

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Trends Over Evidence

Popular wellbeing advice is driven by hype, not science. People deserve interventions that are grounded in peer-reviewed research and proven to work.

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Fragmented Approaches

True wellbeing spans body, mind, emotions, relationships, and purpose. Most tools address only one dimension, missing the integrated picture.

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A Crisis in Numbers

1 in 2 adults experience loneliness. 79% of young adults feel lonely. Universities are seeing worsening student wellbeing year after year.

Your Smart Wellbeing Companion

FlourishIQ is like having a personal wellbeing researcher who knows you intimately — combining evidence-based practices with intelligent technology that learns what works uniquely for you.

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We Get to Know You

Deep Understanding

Not just your goals, but your real life — your time constraints, stress levels, what energises you, and what you've tried before. Our intelligent assessment goes beyond surface preferences.

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We Match You Precisely

Intelligent Matching

Our advanced fuzzy decision-making system, developed from decades of research, matches you with tools and programmes that fit your actual circumstances. Like a team of researchers working just for you.

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We Evolve With You

Adaptive Learning

As you progress, FlourishIQ learns what's working, what isn't, and what's changed in your life. The system continuously refines its recommendations to where you are now.

The Grok → Gauge & Grow → Track Process

Every tool follows a powerful three-phase learning structure designed to maximise insight, action, and sustained growth. Not passive content — active transformation.

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Grok

Learn & Understand

Each tool begins with an interactive slideshow where you deeply grasp the research, concepts, and strategies. Explore the evidence base, see examples, and understand why these approaches work.

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Gauge & Grow

Assess & Apply

Complete evidence-based assessments, reflective exercises, or action planning worksheets. Gauge where you are through validated instruments. Grow through practical application and planning.

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Track

Review & Evolve

Growth becomes visible. Review past reflections, compare scores over time, and see evidence of your progress. Revisit and build on your work as you evolve.

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Built for Both Self-Paced and Facilitated Delivery

Because the Grok phase uses interactive slideshows, every tool doubles as a ready-made workshop deck. Presenters can walk groups through the same research-rich content in face-to-face sessions — no extra preparation needed. This is how we deliver courses to thousands of students each year: the same evidence-based material works seamlessly whether you're learning independently or in a lecture hall.

A Personal Portal, Guided by Expertise

Every participant receives their own password-protected portal — a private, personalised space where courses, tools, reflections, and progress come together in one seamless experience.

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Your Own Private Portal

A secure, personalised environment housing your enrolled courses, completed tools, assessment results, and growth journey — all in one place, accessible anytime.

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Professional E-Coaching

You're never navigating alone. Participants are guided by a qualified professional holding certifications in Applied Positive Psychology, Wellbeing Coaching, Sports Psychology, Resilience Training, and Brain Health — ensuring every recommendation is grounded in both science and clinical competence.

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Progress You Can See

Personalised reports capture your reflections, assessment scores, and development over time — creating a living record of your growth journey that you can revisit and build upon.

Your FlourishIQ Journey

1 Sign up and receive your private portal
2 Enrol in courses tailored to your needs
3 Engage with tools at your own pace
4 Receive guidance from a certified professional
5 Track growth through personalised reports

A Growing Universe of Evidence-Based Topics

Our expanding library spans the full spectrum of human flourishing — from positive psychology and peak performance to mental health support and life skills. Each topic contains multiple tools, all following our Grok → Gauge & Grow → Track pedagogy.

250+Tools Built
50+Topic Areas
1,000+Target Library

🌱 Positive Psychology & Flourishing

Happiness Gratitude Hope Strengths Savoring Meaning & Values Compassion Self-Acceptance Positive Emotions

🧠 Mental Health & Wellbeing

Anxiety & Worry Depression Grief Anger Management Stress Management Suicide Prevention Erasing Mental Health Stigma Behavioral Addictions Senior Mental Health Teen Mental Health

🏆 Performance & Sport Psychology

Sport Psychology Peak Performance Mindset Motivation Goals Productivity Brain Health

💡 Therapeutic Approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ACT Mindfulness Guided Imagery Relaxation Mind-Body Wellbeing Wellbeing Coaching

🤝 Relationships & Connection

Relationships Communication Conflict Resolution Boundaries Family & Parenting Teams & Organisations Leadership

🧭 Life Skills & Transitions

Resilience Coping Emotions Work & Career Education Healthy Living Transitional Life Skills Aging & Senior Wellbeing

This list is growing continuously. New topics and tools are added as the evidence base expands and user needs evolve.

From Tool Library to Transformative Courses

Our growing library of evidence-based tools becomes the building blocks for structured courses — each designed for specific audiences, backed by research, and assembled to create meaningful change.

Belonging

Connected: From Loneliness to Belonging to Flourishing

Students & Staff

21 tools across 6 modules addressing the loneliness epidemic with evidence-based strategies for building authentic connection and sustainable belonging.

Mindset

Grow a Gritty HERO's Mindset

Engineering ECP Students

Developing Hope, Efficacy, Resilience & Optimism alongside Grit and Growth Mindset for academic success. Three years of validated impact data.

Happiness

i-Flourish 2: The Science of Happiness

First-Year Science Students

Where ancient wisdom meets modern positive psychology. 12 evidence-based happiness strategies matched to your personality through the Person-Activity Fit Diagnostic.

Engineering

Flourishing Engineers

First-Year Engineering

Seven "wise interventions" targeting precise psychological barriers — belonging uncertainty, fixed mindset, stereotype threat, low confidence, poor resilience, and test anxiety.

Sport Psychology

FlourishWell4Life @ Sport

Student Athletes

The Gritty VIPER Mindset Model — equipping student athletes with skills to simultaneously perform optimally on the field, in the classroom, and in life. 50+ mental edge tools.

Professional

Thriving Candidate Attorneys

Law Firms & Law Faculties

A science-based 2-year professional development programme addressing the unique psychological demands of legal practice. The prototype for all profession-specific courses.

...and many more in development — Flourishing Doctors, Teachers, Managers, Leaders, and beyond.
See the full vision →

Conversation Tools That Bring the Learning to Life

FlourishIQ's digital tools build personal insight. Its sister platform, FlourishTalk, extends that learning into the space between people — through evidence-based conversation card decks, professional guides, and ebooks designed for facilitators, coaches, families, and teams.

🔬 Digital Platform

FlourishIQ

Assess, reflect, and track your growth through 250+ interactive tools. Personal, private, evidence-based.

The inner work
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🎴 Card Decks & Guides

FlourishTalk

Spark meaningful conversations through 99 products spanning card decks, custom collections, and professional facilitation guides.

The shared work
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🌱 Complete Ecosystem

Whole-Person Growth

Self-insight meets social practice. Each platform makes the other more powerful — understand yourself, then explore with others.

The full picture

28 Categories. Six Domains. Hundreds of Topics.

Card decks and ebooks are available across every domain — each one a potential FlourishIQ course built from our shared tool library.

Wellbeing & Happiness
10 categories

PERMA-H/V · PROSPER · Happiness Strategies · Lifestyle Medicine · Wellbeing at Work · SEARCH · Emotional Wellbeing · Mental Fitness · Holistic Wealth

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Relationships & Connection
3 categories

Small Talk · Deepening Relationships · Connection Lab — research-based questions designed to accelerate interpersonal closeness

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Character & Development
4 categories

24 VIA Character Strengths · Character Education · Gritty HERO's Growth Mindset · Seven Power Factors for Success

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Thinking & Learning
4 categories

Thinking Well · Clear Thinking & Cognitive Biases · 16 Habits of Mind · Academic Success Predictors

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Leadership & Growth
4 categories

ALIGHT Leadership · Positive Psychology Coaching · Social-Emotional Learning · Inner Development Goals

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Understanding & Engagement
3 categories

Understanding Differences · News & Media Literacy · Critical Conversations across 47 topics and 10 subcategories

🚧 FlourishTalk is currently under development and will be ready by April 2026. Early previews of the shop, categories, and card decks are available now.

Meeting You Where You Are

Whether you're just beginning your wellbeing journey or looking for your next breakthrough — FlourishIQ adapts to you.

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Students

From Welcoming Week through graduation — a layered wellbeing curriculum that grows with you across your university journey.

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Athletes

Mental edge tools for performing optimally on the field, in the classroom, and in life — built on the VIPER mindset model.

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Professionals

Profession-specific flourishing programmes for lawyers, engineers, doctors, managers, and more — tailored to your unique demands.

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Organisations

Scalable wellbeing solutions for universities, law firms, corporations, and communities seeking evidence-based institutional programmes.

Watch: The FlourishIQ Vision

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The Paradox

More wellbeing options than ever, yet people are more confused and less successful at creating lasting change.

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Science + Personalisation

Evidence-based tools matched to your unique circumstances through intelligent decision-making algorithms.

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Continuous Adaptation

The system learns what works, what doesn't, and evolves as your life changes.

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Holistic Wellbeing

Body, mind, emotions, relationships, and spirit — an integrated approach recognising how all dimensions influence each other.

Built on Evidence, Proven in Practice

FlourishIQ isn't built on trends or opinions. Every tool is grounded in positive psychology, behavioural science, and advanced personalisation technology — and validated through rigorous research.

Where Science Meets Heart

AdP

Dr Alten du Plessis

Well-being & Student Success & Development Strategist
Integrated Data Analytics Team
Institutional Strategy, Research & Analytics
Stellenbosch University

98Conference Presentations
19Peer-Reviewed Publications
31Years Active
15+Countries
Full academic profile →

🎓 Academic

PhD Applied Mathematics, Stellenbosch University

🌱 Positive Psychology & Flourishing (The Flourishing Center, New York)

Certificate for Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) Certified Flourishing Skill Group Trainer (FSG™) Certified Bouncing Back Better Resilience Trainer (B³)

🏅 Coaching Certifications (Spencer Institute)

Certified Wellness Coach (CWC) Certified Sports Psychology Coach (CSPC) Certified Sports Hypnosis Coach

⛳ Sports Performance

Golf Psychology Coaching Certificate Certified McMillan Running Coach

🧠 Brain Health (Amen Clinics)

Certified Brain Health Coach Licensed Brain Trainer

🏆 Selected Recognition

2× Best Research Paper Nominee — SoTL 2025, Stellenbosch Silver Medal for Africa — Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Second Best Paper — World Congress on Engineering, London 10+ Awards & Recognition

Your Unique Path to Flourishing Begins Here

We're building the future of evidence-based, personalised wellbeing. Experience the platform firsthand through our flagship course — Connected: From Loneliness to Belonging to Flourishing — a free, fully featured example of what FlourishIQ can do.

Try Connected Free — Experience FlourishIQ →
Already Enrolled? Login The Loneliness Crisis — Why Connected Matters →

Because when wellbeing fits your life, flourishing becomes possible.