Inspired Experience that Drives Positive Behavior Change
Our extensive experience at Fortune 1000 companies helps you get the results you need.
Our Mission
Inspire People to Build a Better Working World
We believe that innovative technology and great content can motivate people to make positive choices.
As they take action, they inspire others to do the same, making the places they work and live stronger and better.
The Network Effect of Positive Action
We transform cultures by inspiring micro-choices
that lead to broad social movements.
ACTIONS TAKEN
10M+
HOURS VOLUNTEERED
162K+
WATER SAVED (GALLONS)
66M+
MONEY SAVED
$8M+
The Evolution of Intent to Action
1998
Persuasive Technology Lab
Stanford University’s Persuasive Technology Lab is founded and maps six elements of simplicity for motivation when it comes to influencing people.
2011
Facebook uses ‘hot triggers’
Facebook uses ‘hot triggers’ to change a target user behavior. This specific behavior is the first step of Facebook’s larger goal: reinvolve users in Facebook and sends an email to log into Facebook.
2012
WeSpire launched
WeSpire’s employee engagement platform is launched using social, gamification and mobile technology to change daily habits - the most powerful agent in applied behavior mechanics.
MITX Innovation Award
WeSpire is awarded for Best Use Of Game Mechanics at the MITX Innovation Awards.
2013
Opower
Opower launches the first behavioral demand response program—delivering personalized insights to each customer and motivating them to reduce their energy consumption.
2014
1 Million Actions
WeSpire empowers first global customer to take action with over 10,000 employees on their platform completing over 1M actions.
MITX Innovation Award
WeSpire is awarded for Best Doing Good Innovation at the MITX What’s Next Awards.
Environmental Leader product of the year
WeSpire wins Environmental Leader product of the year for empowering people to make healthier, more sustainable choices at work, home, and in their communities.
2015
Silver Stevie American Business Award
WeSpire wins 2015 Silver Stevie American Business Award for “Startup of the Year: Business Services Industries” Category.
BBJ Leader in Diversity
WeSpire’s CEO & Founder, Susan Hunt Stevens, wins the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the New England Category of Emerging Technology.
E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award
WeSpire’s CEO & Founder, Susan Hunt Stevens, wins the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the New England Category of Emerging Technology.
Finalist
WeSpire Named Finalist for the Stevie American Business Award for “Startup of the Year”
Silver Stevie American Business Award
WeSpire wins 2015 Silver Stevie American Business Award for “Startup of the Year: Business Services Industries” Category.
2016
Wins Bronze
WeSpire Wins Bronze Stevie® Award at 2016 Stevie Awards for Women in Business
MITX Innovation Award
WeSpire Awarded for Best Employee Efficiency Technology at the 2016 MITX Awards
2017
6 Million Actions
6 million positive actions were taken on the WeSpire platform. A new WeSpire milestone.
Meet Our Founder, Susan Hunt Stevens
Susan founded WeSpire in 2010 and has led the expansion of the company from the leading sustainability engagement platform into a full platform for engaging employees in positive impact initiatives. Her inspiration for combining technology-driven behavior change and health/sustainability came from the personal challenges she faced when her son was diagnosed with serious food and environmental allergies as an infant. She is a recognized expert in the field of designing for behavior change and was named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year for New England.
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