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Corporate Happiness Measurement Consulting

For: Fortune 500 companies and progressive startups wanting to measure employee wellbeing

Buildability

The Problem

Companies track revenue, productivity, and costs but have no systematic way to measure employee happiness or wellbeing

The Solution

Consulting service that helps companies implement Bhutan-style happiness measurement systems for their workforce

Why Now?

Remote work and mental health awareness have made employee wellbeing a critical business metric

Build MVP in 7 Days

Day 1

Create simplified happiness survey based on Bhutan's methodology

Day 2

Test with 3 small companies

Day 3

Generate basic happiness score reports

Day 4

Validate that companies find the data actionable

How to Validate

Survey 50 HR executives about willingness to pay for happiness measurement

Run pilot with 3 companies and measure engagement with reports

Test correlation between happiness scores and business metrics

Revenue Model

$50K-200K consulting engagements plus monthly SaaS for ongoing measurement

Competitive Moat

Proprietary methodology based on proven government system plus deep expertise in measurement science

Risks to Consider

Companies may see it as HR fluff rather than business criticalEmployees may be skeptical of happiness monitoringDifficult to prove ROI of happiness initiatives