Choose your lab.
Which Lab Is Right for You?
Lean Innovation
For leaders designing something new inside an organization.
Every new idea is part truth and part hope. A new product, a new service, a new market, a different way of working. Part of what you believe about it is real, and part is hope. On a slide or in a plan the two look exactly alike, and a team usually cannot tell them apart until the budget is committed and the people are hired, when the answer arrives too late to use.
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Lean Innovation involves a team identifying which aspects of their idea are genuinely viable before making commitments. We deconstruct the idea into its underlying beliefs, pinpoint the few that pose the greatest risk, and then test these swiftly and cost-effectively. The ideas that prove promising are allocated more resources, while those that fail are either adjusted or discarded early on, making it less costly to pivot.
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A two- to three-session intensive designed around your initiative for a leadership or work team of three to five members. We identify the most critical assumptions behind the idea, develop experiments to gather real evidence, and leave you with a defendable decision and a plan for ongoing testing. This method combines lean innovation practices with Six Sigma, tailored to your organization's specific conditions.
Futures Thinking
For leaders facing two simultaneous demands: deliver now, and prepare for what's changing.
Most senior leaders are oriented primarily toward what's working today. That is how organizations measure performance. The harder practice is maintaining real strategic attention across all three horizons simultaneously: the core you're running, the adjacent possibilities you're not yet funding, and the transformative shifts at the edges of your industry that aren't obvious yet but will be.
Two to three sessions applying futures frameworks to your strategic context, signal scanning, scenario mapping, and positioning across multiple possible futures. You leave with a customized scanning practice, clarity on what your leadership team should be tracking right now, and a future orientation plan you can put into action.
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Mission and Design
For leaders building organizations where purpose and sustainability have to coexist.
Running a social impact organization requires every business skill a for-profit demands, and several it doesn't. The financial model has to be real. The board has to understand the strategy. And someone has to hold both the mission and the margin — clearly, at the same time, without resolving the tension by collapsing either one.
Two to three sessions grounded in strategy applied to the specific constraints of mission-driven work: what the model is, where the resources come from and why, and how to lead through a strategy alignment.
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How the labs
work
You can take one lab, two, or all three
Sessions can be attended either live—virtually or in person, depending on the cohort. Each lab structure consists of two to three sessions per cohort, which will be confirmed once the group is established. Cohorts are limited to three to four leaders to ensure that discussions remain focused on the specific organizations and conditions present.
Between sessions, participants will implement one framework within their own leadership context and come prepared to build upon it in the next session.
After the lab, participants will have a 30-day check-in call and a 90-day progress review. They will also gain access to the lab alumni community and receive priority enrollment for future labs.
Who Leads the Labs
Ricka' Berry, MBA
Principal + CEO
Ricka' Berry has spent 20+ years in COO and executive leadership roles across business and social impact sectors. Her doctoral research draws on the scholarship around who leads well, why, and what modern leadership development needs to become in an era of technology and rapid change. The work integrates the research, best practices, and the lived experience.
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Details + FAQ's
What if I can't make a session? One missed session: you receive the recording and an async catch-up assignment. Two or more missed sessions: we recommend moving to the next cohort, with full credit applied.
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What happens after I register? The registration form is the first step and includes a brief intake. Once submitted, you'll hear back within 48 hours — confirming your place or noting the next available cohort. Upon confirmation, an invoice is sent and payment secures your seat. Two weeks before the cohort begins, you'll receive welcome materials and session details.
Can the lab be customized for my group? The labs are designed to be applied to the real conditions in the room, so calibration is part of every cohort. Session count is confirmed once the group is set. If your organization is interested in a dedicated cohort for a leadership team, board, or specific group, reach out directly.
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Can my organization pay? Yes. Invoices are provided and the labs can be expensed through L&D or professional development budgets.
What payment methods are accepted? Major credit cards, ACH transfers, Apple Pay, and EFT.
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What is the refund policy? 45 or more days before the start date: full refund. 30–44 days: 50% refund. Within 30 days: no refund, but you can transfer your seat or apply credit to a future cohort within 12 months. If it's not the right fit after the first session: full refund.