Creating Connected Workplaces | Enterprise Social Capital Architecture
Enterprise Social Capital Architecture
Annecy Behavioral Science Lab Annecy Behavioral Science Lab
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HUMANS:CONNECTING HUMANS:CONNECTING
Creating
Connected
Workplaces
Not sentiment. Not inspiration. Measured. Calibrated. Disciplined.

In high-reliability, high-stakes environments, relational stability determines whether strategy holds under pressure. Most organizations measure financial performance and leadership capability. Few measure the relational infrastructure on which both depend.

2-3x
savings vs. standard intervention
15-25%
reduction in voluntary turnover
3-7x
ROI per € invested
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What Makes CCW Different
Not off-the-shelf.
Not a workshop series.
Not generic culture uplift.
Evidence-BasedCalibratedMeasurableDisciplinedStructured
We begin with measurement

Every organization carries unique relational architecture shaped by culture, history, geography and leadership reality. We identify it precisely before we intervene. Not assumptions: diagnostics.

We calibrate to your gaps

Interventions are targeted to the specific deficits our diagnostics identify: trust, belonging, cohesion, collaboration quality. Not generic best practice templates.

Outcomes are defensible

ROI modeling. Board-level reporting. KPIs agreed at commencement. Structured cadence. Executive summaries suitable for governance review. Measurability is not optional in high-stakes environments.

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The Architecture

4-Level Roadmap

Clear phases. Defined deliverables. Minimal operational disruption. Structure before narrative, so you understand the model before evaluating the investment.

01
Level 1
Awareness
Executive alignment workshop and team pulse survey to establish shared understanding and baseline indicators.
Deliverable

90-min executive workshop + baseline pulse survey data

02
Level 2
Assessment
ABSL's behavioral science diagnostics pinpoint gaps in trust, cohesion, belonging, and collaboration through AI-powered, personalized employee assessments delivered via Entrelacs.
Deliverable

Individual and organizational-level reports with priority intervention targets

03
Level 3
Remedy
Targeted leadership coaching and employee mentoring addressing identified connection gaps.
Deliverable

Structured intervention roadmap aligned with organizational priorities

04
Level 4
Invest
Ongoing measurement, policy alignment review and progress reporting to embed sustainable social capital across enterprise systems.
Deliverable

ROI tracking and enterprise-level Culture of Connection strategy report

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Begin with a Foundational Diagnostic

Enterprise Execution Model

Designed for board-level scrutiny.

  • →Executive sponsor alignment at commencement, before delivery begins
  • →Agreed KPIs and success metrics defined contractually
  • →Contractually defined scope and deliverables, no consultancy sprawl
  • →Structured timeline and reporting cadence throughout engagement
  • →Integration with existing HR and leadership architecture
  • →Expansion beyond initial scope only after measurable impact is demonstrated
  • →Baseline and post-intervention measurement as standard
  • →Executive summaries suitable for board presentation
  • →ROI modeling aligned to turnover and absenteeism metrics

Engagements begin with baseline measurement and executive alignment before any scaling occurs. We do not proceed on goodwill or assumption, only on defined, agreed foundations.


Every engagement is subject to scope containment. Expansion beyond initial scope only occurs after measurable impact is demonstrated and is subject to separate agreement.

We work with a limited number of enterprise partners each year
to ensure depth, rigor and measurable impact.
Capacity is finite. Engagement is selective.
From Culture to Cashflow

What is disconnection costing your organization?

When social capital weakens, performance slips, often without being formally tracked or attributed. Avoidable turnover. Reduced discretionary effort. Cross-team friction. Leadership fatigue. Innovation drag.

The cost of replacing a single senior employee often exceeds the full investment of this program. Personalised intervention delivers 2 to 3x the savings of a standard off-the-shelf approach.

Evidence basis

2.5B GBP: annual cost of workplace loneliness to UK employers (New Economics Foundation, 2017). 150B USD: annual US employer loss from stress-related absenteeism. 1 in 5 employees globally report loneliness often (Gallup, 2024). ROI modeling based on ABSL behavioral science research and published intervention outcomes.

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Indicative projection based on published behavioral science. Personalised intervention typically delivers 2 to 3x savings vs. standard. A full ROI model is included in every engagement.
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Investment Overview

Enterprise decisions require clarity.

Transparent pricing. Defined scope. No hidden expansion. Every tier includes structured governance and measurable deliverables.

Tier 1
Levels 1–2: Awareness + Assessment
Foundation Diagnostic
A collaborative 30-day diagnostic to establish baseline. Build the investment case. Trial our methodology before committing to full transformation.
Flat fee, all team sizes€5,000
  • 45-min awareness webinar (HUMANS:CONNECTING)
  • Survey deployment and analysis (ABSL validated diagnostics)
  • High-level culture of connection strategy and priority gaps
  • Recommended intervention pathways
  • 60-min leadership briefing with investment case

Can be undertaken independently or as Phase 1 of a broader transformation.

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Tier 2
Levels 1–3: Awareness + Assessment + Remedy
Intervention
Measurable improvement within 3 to 4 months. Targeted coaching and mentoring addressing identified connection gaps.
Teams 20 to 50€55,000
Teams 51 to 200€85,000
Teams 200+€115,000
  • Everything in Foundation, plus:
  • Targeted coaching for 3 to 5 leaders (6 sessions each)
  • One-on-one mentoring for high-risk employees (up to 10, 4 sessions)
  • Personalised AI-powered assessments per employee
  • Assessment of team operating procedures and select manager interviews
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Recommended
Tier 3
All 4 Levels: Awareness + Assessment + Remedy + Invest
Complete Transformation
All 4 Levels. Lasting culture change embedded into organizational DNA, with documented ROI for board presentation.
Teams 20 to 50€70,000
Teams 51 to 200€105,000
Teams 200+€140,000
  • Everything in Intervention, plus:
  • Ongoing AI-powered assessments at Months 3, 6 and 9
  • Quarterly leadership coaching refreshers
  • Follow-up mentoring for new employees or emerging issues
  • Annual Culture of Connection strategy report with ROI calculation
  • Structured executive reporting aligned with governance frameworks
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Premium Upgrades
Upgrade What's Included Additional Cost
Executive Team Deep Dive Intensive 2-day offsite for C-suite and senior leadership focused on modeling connection from the top +€15,000
Department-Specific Intervention Tailored remedy for teams with unique challenges, e.g. remote sales team, engineering division +€12,000 / dept
Crisis Response Rapid intervention when a critical connection issue emerges: major departure, team breakdown, or conflict escalation +€20,000
Onsite Delivery Travel and related expenses added to total cost Based on location

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Enterprise Briefs

Download the documentation right for your context.

Two versions: a concise overview for initial conversations, and the complete brief for procurement, leadership review, and CFO-level scrutiny.

Short Version
Creating Connected Workplaces
A concise two-page overview of the program, its 4-level roadmap, key outcomes, and pricing. Designed for sharing with colleagues, initial stakeholder conversations, and exploratory meetings where brevity is valued.
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Enterprise Brief
The complete program documentation including the full evidence base, detailed engagement model, governance framework, tier breakdowns, premium upgrades, team leader profiles, and ROI methodology. For procurement teams, CHROs, CFOs, and board-level review.
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Leadership and Scientific Authority

Two pillars. One rigorous methodology.

Creating Connected Workplaces is jointly delivered by HUMANS:CONNECTING and the Annecy Behavioral Science Lab. Scientific rigor and systems leadership, operating as a unified delivery model.

Assessment + Invest
Annecy Behavioral Science Lab
Dr. Hans Rocha IJzerman
Director, ABSL  ·  Associate Researcher, University of Oxford  ·  Founder & CEO, Entrelacs

Dr. IJzerman directs the assessment and invest stages of CCW, ensuring organizations have rigorous, defensible measurement to guide strategy.

As Director of the Annecy Behavioral Science Lab and Associate Researcher at the University of Oxford, Hans is internationally recognized for his expertise in measuring social connection. As CEO and founder of Entrelacs, Dr. IJzerman delivers AI-powered personalized and evidence-based assessment for employees.

Hans has authored more than 70 scientific publications and contributed to global monitoring frameworks used by international organizations including the WHO and the European Commission.

Hans equips HR and executive leaders with clear data to identify risk, track progress, and demonstrate return on investment.

Awareness + Remedy
HUMANS:CONNECTING
Phil McAuliffe
Founder, HUMANS:CONNECTING  ·  Former Australian Diplomat  ·  Board, Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection

Phil leads the awareness and remedy stages of CCW, helping leaders surface hidden disconnection and strengthen cultures of trust, accountability and execution discipline.

Founder of HUMANS:CONNECTING and former Australian Public Servant (including as a diplomat) with more than two decades of experience across high-stakes, complex environments in Australia, Venezuela, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan and New Zealand.

Phil translates behavioral science into disciplined organizational practice, equipping leaders to strengthen cohesion without destabilizing performance. Phil's insights have featured in Science, ABC Australia and the BBC World Service.

Together, they provide the human depth and scientific precision needed to deliver lasting, measurable improvements in workplace social capital. They do not study connection. They translate science into practice, turning evidence into measurable, ongoing business results.

High-Reliability, High-Stakes Environments

Built for organizations where errors carry consequence.

  • 🏥
    Healthcare and Life Sciences
    Fatigue, clinical team cohesion, and safety culture under sustained pressure
  • 🏦
    Financial Services
    ESG obligations, regulatory scrutiny, and high-stakes team performance
  • 💻
    Technology
    Hybrid isolation, rapid scale, and innovation drag from relational breakdown
  • ⚖️
    Professional Services
    High attrition, client delivery risk, and partnership cohesion
  • ✈️
    Transport
    Safety-critical environments such as aviation, rail, maritime, and logistics, where crew cohesion, operational reliability, and coordinated performance under pressure are non-negotiable
  • ⚙️
    Manufacturing, Energy and Resources
    Safety culture, operational reliability, and distributed team trust
We work with organizations where:
Errors carry human, financial and reputational cost
Teams operate under sustained pressure and emotional load
Trust breakdown affects safety, delivery or client outcomes
Leadership decisions carry reputational or regulatory implications
Retention of senior talent is a board-level concern
Wellbeing budgets exist but off-the-shelf programs have underdelivered
In these environments, connection is not a wellbeing initiative. It is operational discipline.
Frequently Asked Questions

Questions enterprise leaders ask us.

How is CCW different from an engagement survey or culture program? +
CCW is not a survey platform and not a culture program. It is a structured diagnostic-and-intervention architecture that begins with validated behavioral science diagnostics, identifies specific relational deficits, and delivers targeted coaching and mentoring calibrated to those findings. Every engagement produces board-ready ROI reporting, which culture programs typically cannot provide.
How much time will this require from our HR team? +
Minimal. The program is designed to be low-effort and high-impact. We handle data gathering, facilitation, and coaching. HR teams are not overburdened. Total employee time across the full program is typically 3 to 4 hours per person, delivered virtually.
What does the discovery call process look like? +
After you submit the expression of interest form, our team reviews your submission within 24 to 48 hours and assigns the most appropriate team member. You then receive a personalized response with a 30-minute diagnostic call scheduled at a mutually convenient time.
Can we start with just the Foundation Diagnostic? +
Yes. The Foundation Diagnostic can be undertaken independently. It establishes baseline indicators, surfaces priority connection gaps, and produces an executive briefing with an investment case, giving your leadership the evidence needed to approve a broader engagement if appropriate.
How do you demonstrate ROI to our CFO? +
Every engagement includes agreed KPIs at commencement, baseline measurement, post-intervention measurement, and ROI modeling aligned to turnover and absenteeism metrics. The Complete Transformation tier includes an annual Culture of Connection report with explicit ROI calculation, formatted for board presentation.
How is scope managed to prevent consultancy sprawl? +
Scope is contractually defined at commencement. Expansion beyond initial scope only occurs after measurable impact is demonstrated and is subject to separate agreement. We work with a limited number of enterprise partners each year precisely to protect delivery quality.
What is the scientific basis for the diagnostics? +
Diagnostics are delivered by the Annecy Behavioral Science Lab (ABSL), directed by Dr. Hans Rocha IJzerman (Oxford). ABSL's instruments are validated, published tools, not proprietary surveys. Hans has authored more than 70 scientific publications on social connection and contributed to global monitoring frameworks used by the WHO and the European Commission.
What sectors do you typically work with? +
Healthcare, financial services, technology, professional services, transport and aviation, and manufacturing/energy/resources: sectors where relational breakdown carries operational consequence and where the board needs measurable evidence. We are particularly well-suited to organizations where prior wellbeing programs have underdelivered.
Do you create long-term dependency as external consultants? +
No. A core objective of Creating Connected Workplaces is to strengthen your internal capability. We equip leaders and teams with the frameworks, tools and confidence to recognize and respond to relational challenges independently, long after the formal engagement concludes.
Begin the Process

The relational infrastructure of your organization can be measured.

In high-performing organizations, the relationships on which strategy depends are either an asset or a liability. They are never neutral. The first step is a structured diagnostic conversation tailored to your sector, your leadership reality, and your specific challenge.

Book an Executive Discovery Call ↓ Short Enterprise Brief ↓ Full Enterprise Brief
We review every submission so you receive a response tailored to your organization.

We empower humans, workplaces, communities and systems to prioritize meaningful connection, recognize loneliness, and respond in ways that strengthen connections instead of deepening disconnection.

Empower  ·  Prioritize  ·  Strengthen
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ANNECY BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE LAB
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