Bringing human wisdom within reach.
How might a population suffer? And how might awareness, compassion and wise response become available in a way to relieve that suffering?
Human suffering is not confined to clinical settings. It is present in our workplaces, families, communities, anywhere there is life.
We welcome conversations and collaborations with research institutions, healthcare providers and organisations interested in using technology to strengthen human agency, awareness, compassion and wisdom.
Clinical and research
Organisational pilots
Community and social impact
From trauma-sensitive mindfulness to therapeutic evidence.
We are looking to explore Kindful's application in defined clinical populations.
Kindful is set up to automate and run clinical trials from within the platform, making remote and in-hospital research fast, accessible and affordable.
We welcome collaborations with clinicians, researchers, healthcare institutions and academic partners.
Supporting the person, not just the employee.
We are inviting organisations and corporates to participate in structured early-access pilots. These collaborations allow people to experience Kindful in their everyday lives while helping us understand how the platform is used, what people find helpful, where it may offer value, and how it can be improved.
The early-access pilot at a glance
Free
No cost and no obligation to continue
2 or 4 weeks
Your choice of use period
10 to 30 people
Volunteers, ideally including a decision-maker
A readout
Anonymised findings within three weeks of close
1 · Agree
A one-page agreement on dates, group size, data sharing and confidentiality.
2 · Introduction
A 45 to 60 minute session: why Kindful, how to use it, consent and set-up.
3 · Use
People use Kindful when they choose, ideally around real moments of difficulty.
4 · Close-out
A ten-minute survey and a focus group of six to ten people.
5 · Readout
Aggregate findings and an open conversation about next steps.
Employer firewall. No individual data, no participant list, and no use of any data in performance management. Groups smaller than five are never reported. This is a pilot of use and experience, not a clinical trial.
Explore an organisational pilot
Reaching people beyond traditional care.
In many communities, access to skilled psychological and therapeutic support is limited by cost, geography, availability and circumstance. We are interested in working with community organisations, nonprofit groups and other partners to explore whether Kindful can offer a useful form of support in settings where human care is difficult to access.
In South Africa, much of that support rests on lay counsellors and community health workers, who are often among the least supported themselves. We propose to start with them.
Kindful
Always-available, first-line self-regulation support on a smartphone.
Trained mentors
Mindfulness professionals provide periodic check-ins, encouragement and a clear route to referral.
Sponsored access
A funder covers a defined group, with separate, transparent amounts for the technology and for mentoring.
Our intention is not to replace counsellors or human relationships. Every programme is piloted and evaluated before it grows, and only then extended to the communities those workers serve.
Partnerships as mutual learning.
We begin by understanding your people, setting and needs. Together we decide whether Kindful is appropriate, what a useful collaboration looks like, and how we will evaluate it.
Human agency and relationships
Technology should strengthen people's capacity to engage with themselves, others and their lived world, not build dependence on an artificial relationship.
Clinical and scientific integrity
We distinguish early observations and user experiences from established therapeutic outcomes.
Responsible development
Privacy, safeguards, transparency and careful evaluation are central to how we develop and introduce Kindful.
Start a conversation.
Whether through an early-access pilot, a research collaboration or a community initiative, we'd like to explore what we might learn and develop together.
Dr Paul Freinkel · Co-founder and CEO
Dr Simon Whitesman · Co-founder and Chief Mindfulness Officer
Email: contact@wisdomtec.ai