Keynotes

The Science of Happiness for Organisations

Explore how the neuroscience and psychology of happiness works and why some attempts to create happy workplaces fail and unpick what realistic happiness is.

A happiness keynote for wellbeing, engagement and sustainable performance

Everyone wants to be happy at work. So why are so many people unhappy?

This is one of the great paradoxes of modern organisations. The enlightened ones know that happy people are healthier, more resilient and more likely to go the extra mile. But despite good intentions, many workplace happiness initiatives fall flat.

This keynote explores what happiness really is (and isn’t) — and why gimmicks, perks and one-off initiatives rarely deliver lasting change.

Grounded in neuroscience and psychology, this happiness keynote helps organisations understand how happiness actually works, and how to build cultures where people can genuinely thrive.

A realistic, science-led approach to workplace happiness

Happiness doesn’t mean being happy all the time. That would be exhausting — and impossible.

Emotions such as stress, anxiety and frustration are part of being human. They influence how people think, learn and perform at work. Ignoring them doesn’t make them go away.

What does make a difference is recognising happiness as a foundation, not a “nice to have”.

When leaders fail to consider happiness as part of how teams are built and supported, motivation drops, engagement suffers and productivity follows. When happiness is approached realistically and intentionally, people are far more likely to give discretionary effort — and happier teams create happier customers.

A workplace happiness keynote that goes beyond feel-good

Laughology has been developing evidence-based approaches to workplace happiness for over two decades, long before it became a buzzword.

This keynote reveals how organisations can use the psychology and neuroscience of happiness to create cultures of sustainable wellbeing that support:

Resilience through challenge and change

Stronger engagement and motivation

Better collaboration and performance

Healthier, more human workplaces

Delivered by Laughology’s award-winning team of psychologists, performers and speakers, this keynote has been experienced by over 10,000 delegates across the UK and Europe.

What your people will learn

In this engaging and insightful keynote, participants explore what really drives happiness at work, without the clichés or corporate fluff.

The session explores:

The six drivers of happiness -Understanding what genuinely influences wellbeing and engagement

What leaders can do to create happy teams -Practical behaviours that make a real difference

Getting the basics right -Creating balance, fairness and psychological safety

Building a culture that cares – Where people feel valued, supported and enjoy their work

Helping people flourish -Developing skills and environments where everyone can perform at their best

This keynote doesn’t promise constant positivity. It offers something far more valuable: clarity, realism and sustainable happiness.

This happiness keynote is perfect for

If your organisation wants to do more for engagement or is struggling with energy or motivation, this happiness keynote helps people pause, reflect and rethink what happiness at work really means (without beanbags, motivational posters or forced fun).

It works particularly well for:

HR teams and Learning & Development professionals

Leaders and managers building healthy, high-performing teams

Organisations focusing on wellbeing, engagement and culture

Conferences, leadership away days and culture development programmes

Teams navigating pressure, change or rising expectations

In short, if you’re searching for a happiness keynote speaker who combines science, realism and humour to help people feel better and perform better, this session is perfect for you.

Get in touch to book The Science of Happiness for Organisations, a keynote that helps people understand happiness, build resilience and create workplaces where people genuinely want to do their best work.

What people say

The facilitator was great, broke down barriers and ensured everyone got involved with the very high energy levels of the presentation, successfully managed to bring some quite reserved people out of their comfort zones.

Natwest

It was the best session I’ve ever attended. The interactive aspects and exercise to create a product to make us think outside the box were brilliant and I could see how I could use them back in work.

RBS