Portfolio

Dr. Alten du Plessis - Fifteen projects, live

Portfolio

15 projects, designed and directed by Dr. du Plessis and built with AI as his development partner (how, and the skills behind them). Each is live; follow the link to see it.

The platform

Where the courses and tools live.

The FlourishIQ website
The learning platform behind the family

FlourishIQ

A whole-person wellbeing platform of science-based tools for a flourishing life, career and performance.

  • More than 3,800 tools across 97 courses, in nine categories
  • Each tool teaches, guides an activity and keeps a personal record
  • Certificates, a course finder, and a coaching console for coaches and clients
Visit FlourishIQ →

The institute and the vision

Why the family exists, and where it is going.

The FlourishWell4Life website
A flourishing institute · also at fisu.co.za

FlourishWell4Life

Where African wisdom meets global science: an institute uniting research, courses and the sister brands to help every person flourish well for life.

  • Grounded in 30 years of student-success and wellbeing research
  • Brings together FlourishIQ, FlourishTalk and InspireWell4Life
  • Flourishing at every stage of life
Visit FlourishWell4Life →
The ACCOMPANY website
Accompany · Vergesel · UkuKhapha · a proof of concept

ACCOMPANY

A whole-life accompaniment model: learnable flourishing skills, people who walk beside you, and twelve avenues into wellbeing.

  • Nine life stages, from before university to elderhood, with paths beside them
  • Circles of six to ten people practising flourishing together
  • Mentoring, sponsors and letters across the years, shown in a working demonstration
Visit ACCOMPANY →

Learning and work

Learning to learn, to think and to perform.

The LearnSmart4Life website
Learning to learn. Learning to think.

LearnSmart4Life

Courses and free tools for the people who learn, and the research for the people who teach them.

  • A course for each stage of student life, and stage tracks of three
  • The TeachSmart Evidence Library: 205 studies in 13 themes, with Staffroom view
  • The free LearnWell4Life programme in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa
Visit LearnSmart4Life →
The Everyday Maths & Science Knowhow for All website
One small, useful piece of knowhow a day

Everyday Maths & Science Knowhow for All

Everyday maths and science in plain words, each idea tried with your own numbers in a small calculator.

  • Three editions of 365 days: Home & Life, Numbers, and Sport
  • A quiz each week, from a bank of more than 11,000 questions
  • Week 1 free with no account; a pass with no password opens the year
Visit Everyday Maths & Science Knowhow →
The WorkSmart4Life website
Your best work, by design

WorkSmart4Life

Peak-performance science for the world of work: attention, craft, teams and energy. A performance programme, not a wellness one.

  • 37 courses for working life, in five tracks
  • Meeting view: a ready-made opener for any meeting
  • The Wisdom of Work deck, and points, levels and streaks for teams
Visit WorkSmart4Life →

Conversation and wisdom

Talking well, and wisdom worth keeping.

The FlourishTalk website
Meaningful conversations

FlourishTalk

Conversation card decks and reflection, for deeper conversations with others or with yourself.

  • Conversation decks in many categories, and professional guides with decks
  • Custom decks on emotions, strengths, values and a living constitution
  • Group orders, and an advisor that points to the right deck
Visit FlourishTalk →
The InspireWell4Life website
Ageless wisdom for everyday inspiration

InspireWell4Life

Curated wisdom from six traditions, organised by evidence-based frameworks, in personalised editions.

  • 56 products in two series: Aspirational, and Life Wisdom
  • More than 45,000 curated quotes
  • Personalised decks and ebooks, with a wisdom advisor to find a start
Visit InspireWell4Life →

Sport

Watching, playing and the mind behind the game.

The SportSmart4Life website
See the whole game

SportSmart4Life

Online courses that teach anyone to watch sport like an insider: the laws, the positions, the tactics and the skills.

  • 111 sports, each an eight-part course module
  • SpectatorIQ, personalised sports ebooks and Sport Match
  • A guided programme for getting moving
Visit SportSmart4Life →
The RunWell4Life website
The life of running and the running of life

RunWell4Life

Mental mastery for runners: a mind-and-body course system, a wisdom card deck and a free library of verified running quotes.

  • More than 2,200 verified running quotes
  • A membership and clubhouse for runners
  • Personalised editions for runners
Visit RunWell4Life →
The WalkWell4Life website
Life at walking pace

WalkWell4Life

Walking for a whole life: four focused courses and one full system, a free library of walking wisdom, and a Clubhouse with a Self-Coaching Advisor.

  • 1,501 lines on walking and life, free to explore
  • The Wisdom of the Walk card deck and ebook, and Route Editions
  • Hiking trails, caminos and walking clubs across Southern Africa
Visit WalkWell4Life →
The GolfWell4Life website
The golf of life and the life of golf

GolfWell4Life

Mental mastery for golfers: mind-game tools, problem-solving and self-coaching advisors, technique guides and wisdom card decks.

  • A Self-Coaching Advisor for the mental game
  • More than 1,800 verified golf quotes
  • A membership with a clubhouse
Visit GolfWell4Life →

Life

Travel, faith and the arts, with the evidence beside them.

The TravelWell4Life website
The journey starts long before you leave

TravelWell4Life

The science of travelling well: rest, restoration and attention, near or far.

  • Four phases of a journey, and only one of them is the trip
  • The Travel of Life card deck and ebook, and destination editions
  • A six-module course for any journey
Visit TravelWell4Life →
The BelieveWell4Life website
The practices of faith, taken seriously

BelieveWell4Life

Purpose, prayer, forgiveness, rest, service and belonging, practised in your own tradition with the research alongside.

  • Six practices ordered by the strength of their evidence
  • A seven-module course with one honest promise
  • Editions for congregations
Visit BelieveWell4Life →
The ImagineArts website
A flourishing life through the arts

ImagineArts

Evidence-based practices from the Positive Humanities: learning to draw more from music, paintings, poems, stories, film and the stage.

  • Eight arts, each a way in
  • Four free doors to start
  • Practices for engaging more deeply, not just consuming
Visit ImagineArts →