Human by Design Labs.

Short. Sharp. Transformative.
High-impact labs that generate real movement. While opening a longer-term pathway for deeper growth.

Human by Design Labs are designed for organisations that need clarity fast: a focused intervention to align, translate purpose into tangible strategy, or redesign the business model for a regenerative future.

The Labs

Choose one format or combine them into a stepped journey.

  • 2-Day Coherence Lab

    When alignment is the bottleneck.
    A two-day immersion to bring teams back into shared direction, clean decision-making, and coherent action.

    You will leave with:

    A shared narrative (what you stand for, what you will not do)

    A clarified decision architecture (how choices get made)

    A set of agreements + rituals to keep coherence alive

    Immediate next actions with ownership and timeline

    Ideal for: executive teams, founders, leadership groups in transition.

  • Purpose-to-Strategy Design Sprint

    When purpose exists yet strategy feels scattered.
    A sprint to convert purpose into strategic choices, priorities, and a roadmap that people can actually execute.

    You will leave with:

    A sharpened purpose statement (activated, not decorative)

    Strategic choices + focus themes (what you’ll double down on)

    A portfolio of initiatives (stop / start / scale)

    A plan with clear traction points

    Ideal for: purpose-driven organisations, scale-ups, institutions renewing direction.

  • Regenerative Business Model Lab

    When sustainability needs to become the business model.
    A lab to redesign value creation so it strengthens long-term resilience without losing economic realism.

    You will leave with:

    A regenerative value proposition and stakeholder map

    A redesigned business model (value, flow, partners, economics)

    Impact logic + proof points (how you measure what matters)

    Prototype concepts ready for validation

    Ideal for: innovation teams, strategy teams, executive education cohorts, ecosystems.

Mikhaël Akasha is a transformational leader working at the intersection of systemic strategy, life-serving innovation, and human development. As founder of Human by Design and as Innovation Lead and Lecturer at Maastricht University, he supports organisations in translating purpose into practical strategy, applied innovation, and learning journeys that endure over time.

With a background spanning decades of work with global organisations, academic leadership programmes and training in ancient wisdom traditions, Mikhaël brings a rare synthesis of rigour and depth. From this synthesis, LifeWise™ emerged as a holistic baseline for how innovation is conceived, holding human, ecological and organisational value together.

His work helps leaders design organisations where clarity within shapes conscious action and where LifeWise™ innovation becomes a force that genuinely serves life.

About Mikhaël

Who uses Human by Design Labs

  • Organisations testing readiness for a larger transformation

  • Universities & executive education seeking powerful applied learning

  • Innovation ecosystems accelerating real-world prototypes across partners

Format & Practicalities

  • Duration: 1–2 days (depending on lab)

  • Delivery: onsite or hybrid (NL + internationally)

  • Participants: typically 8–24 (customisable)

  • Includes: pre-call + light intake, facilitation and tools/templates

Investment

€7.500 – €25.000 per lab, depending on format, preparation depth, and participant group size.

(Travel + venue costs excluded if applicable)

Ready to choose the right lab for your context?

Book a short intake call and we’ll match the lab to your ambition, urgency and organisational reality.