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Bridging Work and Wellbeing: How Media Inovasi Uses CHOYS to Empower Employees and Culture

By CHOYS Community
05 Jun 2025

At Media Inovasi, people aren’t just users of technology; they’re the reason to build it. As a Surabaya-based tech company specialising in HR software, Media Inovasi understands deeply what many businesses overlook: when employees feel valued and supported, they perform at their best. With this mindset, the company turned to CHOYS to bring employee wellbeing into the heart of its day-to-day culture.

What started as a pilot with just 100 employees quickly became a company-wide movement. After running a single step-based team challenge, participation surged, growing from 100 to over 600 users almost overnight. The momentum didn’t stop there. What did employees love most? The gamified step tracking, team challenges, and inclusive initiatives like the weight loss club programs made physical activity social, rewarding, and surprisingly fun.

Since implementing CHOYS, the Media Inovasi team has walked 42.9 million steps, earned 83,300 CHOYSCoins, and redeemed 64,700 coins for real rewards, turning engagement into meaningful outcomes.

About Media Inovasi

Media Inovasi is a growing technology company based in Surabaya, Indonesia. It provides tailored IT solutions in the HR space, including EATS (Employee Activity Tracking System) and ERIS (Enterprise Recruitment Information System).

Their flagship HRIS tool, EATS, helps companies simplify performance management, attendance tracking, and payroll, while also offering a partnership model that empowers individuals to refer clients and earn income.

With a strong HR foundation, Media Inovasi doesn’t just build solutions for others; it applies the same standards of care internally, which led to their decision to partner with CHOYS for employee wellbeing.

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The Challenge: Beyond Benefits, Building an Experience

Providing HR tech doesn’t guarantee a people-first culture. Like many organisations, Media Inovasi faced the real challenge of embedding wellbeing into everyday workflows, not as a top-down initiative, but as something felt by every team member.

Founder & COO Dingli Olivia Gunawan has spent over six years in HR. Through that lens, she knew that real engagement couldn’t come from policy alone. It had to be lived through:

  • Consistent, visible employee appreciation
  • Tools that support physical and emotional health
  • A values-aligned platform that helps employees thrive in both work and life
  • A company-wide mindset that wellbeing is part of productivity, not separate from it

A Founder’s Perspective: Why Leadership Must Champion Wellbeing

Dingli Olivia Gunawan, Founder and COO of Media Inovasi, shared her honest and insightful view on why this matters:

“I’ve worked in HR for over six years. I’ve learned that people are the most valuable part of any company. That’s why my dream is to build not just tools, but systems that improve both work and personal life for my employees.”

She also spoke candidly about the challenges of implementation:

“At first, like anything new, it wasn’t easy. There were language barriers, habits that needed to change, and resistance to adopting something unfamiliar. But with time, consistency, and the right leadership, people started to understand the ‘why.’ That’s when things started to shift.”

For other leaders looking to introduce wellbeing in their companies, her advice is practical and clear:

“Start with values. Define what your company stands for, and make sure that’s shared across all levels, from frontline employees to leadership. Once you align on the ‘why,’ it becomes easier to bring in technology like CHOYS to support that vision.”

The Impact: Measurable Engagement and a Shift in Culture

The numbers speak for themselves, but more importantly, they reflect habits forming, engagement rising, and culture evolving.

By the numbers:

  • Total Steps Tracked: 42.9 million
    Employees are actively incorporating movement into their daily routines, showing a strong commitment to physical wellbeing across the organisation.
  • CHOYSCoins Earned: 83,300
    Coins were earned through consistent participation in wellness activities, ranging from step tracking and mood check-ins to peer recognition and reflections.
  • CHOYSCoins Spent: 64,700
    A high redemption rate shows that employees are engaged not just in earning, but in enjoying meaningful rewards, gifts, and moments of appreciation.
  • Daily Use Across Features:
    CHOYS features like Recognition, Polls, Moment Wall, and the Wellbeing Store are used regularly, indicating that wellbeing and culture-building are part of Media Inovasi’s everyday workflow, not just occasional initiatives.

These metrics represent more than participation, they represent behaviour change. Employees are moving more, recognising each other, sharing their thoughts, and taking ownership of their wellbeing through a tool that makes it visible and rewarding.

Bringing Values to Life: How CHOYS Powers Culture at Media Inovasi

Here's how CHOYS drives meaningful impact at Media Inovasi:

  • Reinforces company values through daily interactions
  • Increases engagement across departments and levels
  • Encourages employee appreciation and peer connection
  • Promotes real-world behaviour change, not just surface-level participation
  • Supports long-term cultural transformation, not just short-term campaign

Leading with People: A Tech Company That Walks Its Talk

At Media Inovasi, HR technology isn’t just something they sell, it’s something they live. By integrating CHOYS into their internal culture, they’ve shown what it looks like when a company truly believes in the power of people.

Because when your employees feel healthier, more connected, and appreciated, the business grows with them.

Book a CHOYS demo today to explore how your company can bring the same care, structure, and momentum to your people.