Overview
Elia Wellness is a holistic wellness initiative by the Sydney Adventist Church. It wanted a user-friendly learning management system (LMS) based on its popular book Live More. The platform goes beyond traditional e-learning by building wellness into every module: from course creation to social connection, people track, share and celebrate their wellness journey in a responsive, engaging environment.
Scope of work: idea to product, strategy, web app, mobile app and website.
The challenge
Older adults often have limited access to wellness resources made for their needs. Many digital options are too complex, or they lack the support this group looks for. A wellness product for people over 50 had to:
- Be intuitive for people with very different comfort levels with technology.
- Deliver meaningful, measurable wellness content, not just lessons to click through.
- Go further than standard e-learning tools, with gamification, social connection and interactive wellness tracking that help older adults take charge of their health.
Our approach
We took a human-centered approach focused on accessible, easy-to-navigate UI and UX. The design centered on responsive, mobile-friendly modules that keep engagement high. The platform is built around five experiences.
Share and celebrate wellness milestones
A social feed lets learners post progress, react and reply, so the journey stays social.
Track the 7 dimensions of wellness
The wellness score shows how a person is doing across seven dimensions: emotionally thriving, growth mindset, actively engaged, environmentally attuned, socially connected, physically energised and spiritually empowered.
Deliver engaging courses
Course creators build lessons from blocks (text, images, video and challenges), so every module can mix learning with a wellness activity.
Showcase achievements with badges
Lessons unlock items in the learner's bucket list, such as seeing a sunrise or a stretching day, which turn progress into small rewards.
Monitor progress
Learners see today's progress and their course stats week by week, which keeps the experience rewarding.
The solution
The Elia Wellness platform brings together what learning and wellness both need, so the user journey feels seamless and rewarding:
- Course creation for authors, with lessons, modules and tutorials.
- Performance tracking and interactive challenges that keep people learning.
- Wellness dimensions and scoring that give each person their own metrics.
- Gamification such as badges that motivates users.
- An integrated social feed for sharing, which keeps the journey social and collaborative.
The course builder gives authors one place to structure lessons and modules.
On mobile, learners move between lessons and challenges, their wellness score and a personal growth questionnaire.
The pre-course questionnaire works on tablets too, with large touch targets and simple rating scales.
Results
Elia Wellness is more than a platform: it is a supportive digital ecosystem for building a healthier, happier community.
| Metric | Result |
|---|---|
| User registrations | +40%, growing from local origins to a worldwide wellness community |
| Wellness scores among active users | 30+ boost, reflecting reduced stress and improved resilience |
