A New Language For Creative Health

New report released on capturing the true impact of art programs

What if we could capture the full nuance of the impact of creative health programs while maintaining the scalability of a standardized survey? We’re excited to share a new case study that explores just that. We partnered with researchers at Queen Mary University London and local arts organizations on piloting our AI companion Kenji to capturing the wellbeing benefits of creative experiences. The findings highlight the possibilities for how we engage participants through self-reflection, tell the story of the impact of art on health, strengthen funding bids, and contribute to the broader movement for creative health and social prescribing.

Executive Summary

This report presents a new approach to measuring the wellbeing benefits of creative arts programs. Through our pilot study with four London-based arts organizations, we demonstrated how Kenji's AI-powered conversational platform transforms mental health measurement from tedious surveys to engaging reflective dialogues. Key findings include:

  • High Engagement: 86% of participants provided sufficient data through Kenji compared to just 50% completing traditional surveys, with 89% preferring Kenji's approach.

  • Validated Measurement: Our text-to-wellbeing scoring system strongly correlates with established clinical scales while capturing richer insights across six dimensions: passion & purpose, creativity & self-expression, skills & accomplishment, belonging, mood impact, and optimism.

  • Organizational Value: Partner organizations reported saving approximately 20% of staff time previously spent on data collection while gaining more compelling evidence for grant applications and program improvement.

This ethics-first approach to AI application in mental health creates a win-win scenario: participants receive immediate reflective value through their interactions, while organizations obtain the evidence they need to demonstrate impact, secure funding, and expand their reach. By strengthening the evidence base for creative health interventions, Kenji is helping to legitimize social prescribing pathways and create more sustainable support for community-based wellbeing initiatives.