Designing work for human potential. We help mission-led organizations embed care, agency and equity into everyday work.

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Independent lab for human centered organizations

Independent lab for human centered organizations

“Employees with a positive employee experience are 16× more engaged and 8× more likely to stay.”

— Mckinsey, 2024 Employee Experience Survey

53% of workers worry rising work stress will harm their mental health

— Deloitte, 2024 Global Human Capital Trends

The CARE-Tech  

Framework

A pragmatic system for humane digital work..

  • Psychological safety by default. Fair processes and manager micro skills. Clear norms, open voice, timely constructive feedback, repair not blame.

  • Autonomy by default. Clear decision rights, resilient routines and possibilities of participation ingrained at the core of the organisation. Local ownership and effective workflows that empower agency in every hierarchy level.

  • Protect focus and recovery. Real breaks. No burnout or after hours pressure. Clear expectations and boundaries 360.

  • Inclusion by default. Diverse, context sensitive perspectives in policy, tools, workflows. Deconstruct bias in the team and at work as a continuos process.

    Accessible design of interventions, respectful language and equitable outcomes.

  • Privacy protection by default. Minimal data, short retention for decision making, encryption, role based access.

    You stay in control. We stay accountable.

How we build it: pilot programs, simple

rituals and ROI-backed learning cycles

Programs

  • Mental Health, Safety and Inclusion at Work

    From policy to practice—protocols, peer support trainings, and manager skills that protect people and performance. Inclusive organisational development that strengthens resilience, wellbeing, commitment and synergie at work.

    Who it’s for: Organisations seeking safer, people-first operations that want to establish safety, health, diversity and quality management standards based on an ongoing data-based strategic decision making and evaluation.

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  • Change Management & Integration of AI

    Responsible AI adoption with fair, sustainable ways of working—grounded in Care, Autonomy, Rhythms, Equity and tech guardrails.

    Who it’s for: Organizations adopting AI or reshaping work patterns and improved and measurable processes.

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  • Emotional Consciousness & Leadership

    Practical emotional competences—awareness, regulation, empathy, repair—for managers, teams, and leaders.

    Who it’s for: People leaders and teams under pressure who want practical skills for resilience, regulation, and repair in day-to-day work.

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Partners

  • Charite Universitätsmedizin

  • Live DMA

  • SAE

  • FernUniversität in Hagen

How our cooperation works?

  • Confirm goals, scope, and success signals

  • Clear deliverables, timeline, roles inside of the project

  • Ways of working, privacy & consent, logistics

  • Design → test→ measure→ iterate → model

  • Impact summary, next steps and handover

Guarantee: If you don’t see value in the first two weeks of any engagement, we’ll pause and re‑scope—or you can walk away with the early insights.

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Testimonials

  • Prof. Dr Jenny Wesche
    (Business Psychology in FernUniversity in Hagen)

  • Prof. Dr. Volker Kolner

  • Hannah Bällerstadt

  • Agnes Dyslewsky

Frequently asked questions

  • Humanworks Lab is a human-centered consultancy focused on improving how people work—through strategy, workshops, and research—so teams perform better and feel better at work.

  • We support startups, scale-ups, and established organizations that want evidence-based ways to improve culture, collaboration, and performance

  • We run diagnostic research, strategy development and implementation on the topics of leadership, team workshops, culture change programs, and mental health.

  • We start with a short discovery to define goals and metrics, then co-design an engagement plan. Most projects combine research, facilitated sessions, and practical playbooks.

  • Clear ways-of-working, faster decision-making, better manager habits, and measurable gains in engagement, retention, and delivery speed.

  • It varies on the complexity of the project. From one month to years.

  • Both. We facilitate sessions virtually across time zones and travel on-site for key workshops when needed.

  • We specialise in growing start ups and mid-sized organisations across product-led tech, professional services, NGOs/non-profits, and the night-time & cultural economy. Our methods are tailored to your context.

  • We define success metrics up front (e.g., ENPS, cycle time, meeting load, retention) and track them pre/post intervention.

  • We start with a short discovery call. Within 1–2 business days, you’ll receive a transparent proposal—fixed-price sprint, bundle, or monthly retainer—with scope, timeline, and total cost.

  • Yes—every workshop is customized to your team’s goals, size, and constraints, with pre-work and follow-ups to sustain habits.

  • We use minimal, purpose-limited data, sign NDAs when needed, and comply with GDPR for EU clients.

  • Book a short discovery call. We’ll align on objectives, scope, metrics, and the best starting sprint.

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Contact us

erichjoseph@humanworks-lab.org

Zossenerstraße 31, 10961 Berlin