Our Purpose:
To realise fairer futures for people and planet.
We want a world where all people, and the planet have the opportunity to thrive. We have made it our mission to support and guide people & organisations who have this vision too. We help you to be brave; to have the conversations that matter, to journey through discomfort and actively participate in creating fairer futures for all.
We believe brave actions are needed to create a fairer future.
We co-create engagements with you and your team that allow you to have the conversations that matter. We help you imagine and design new ways forward, build consensus in your group and mobilse to make change happen
We are passionate about realising a fairer future.
We bring decades of experience in facilitating leaders and teams to innovate and work towards change. We integrate our skills & experience in design thinking, people & culture development, psychology, and regenerative & circular design to create engagements that draw on tried and tested tools for change AND weave in emerging techniques used by visionary, future focused organisations/groups
Facilitating brave action and transformation.
We provide Tailored facilitation, team design days, leadership/team development workshops, & multi-stakeholder consultations. Have you got something else in mind thats not here? Get in touch to discuss your needs. If it's about realising a fairer future, we're interested.
We want a world we are happy to pass to the next generation and we know this is going to take brave decisions and swift actions, so we founded The Brave Lab.
We challenge and guide people & organisations to be brave; brave enough to innovate, to learn, to journey through discomfort, to actively participate in creating a thriving world. We create a safe environment and bring with us tested tools and techniques that empower you to take those first brave steps.
We work with
Tech Companies Universities NGOs Public Sector Organisations Charities Healthcare Organisations Pharmaceutical Companies Food Companies The Screen Sector Community Educators Local Authorities
During our time helping people and organisations change, we’ve helped over 100 clients across numerous sectors and industries across the globe make changes that stick.
You're ready to work with us if you are...
... an organisation or community group
that is ready to try something different, you are committed to reimagining how you do things, you are focused on putting the betterment of your people and the planet at the core of what you do and you want to bring your people and stakeholders with you.
... an individual
...who knows it is time for a change. You feel the discomfort of an ill-fitting career, you know there is a better way of working for you, but need strategies to get moving.
We are . . .
Jess Hayden and Lucy Mc Kenna.
The Brave Lab is a merger of two separate businesses Elan Vital Growth & Innovation run by Jess Hayden and Full Aeon run by Lucy Mc Kenna. Both businesses were created in 2016, and focused on helping organisations develop their people and take innovative approaches to how they work, as well as coaching individuals to take new directions with their life and work.