We create and facilitate virtual and in-person learning experiences that equip individuals and teams with tools and strategies to enhance engagement and foster strong relationships. Our uniquely designed, research-backed workshop experiences set a new standard for team collaboration and communication. Connection Labs is committed to promoting cultures of understanding, engagement and productivity.

We offer a variety of experiences for individuals, teams, and organizations, including single- and multi-session workshops. Our work is grounded in a strengths-based approach to help improve productivity, engagement, and a sense of meaning in work and life.

We understand that successful teams and healthy communities start with strong relationships.

Research on high-performing teams indicates that high-quality interactions, characterized by trust, open communication, and a willingness to embrace conflict are critical components of strong team dynamics. In professional contexts, relationships impact collaboration, engagement, ease of doing business, retention, culture, productivity, trust and psychological safety. In all contexts, strong relationships improve personal wellbeing. Across industries, it’s becoming clear that “relationships are the new bottom line.”

Read about what our participants have to say about how their experience with our work has impacted their lives.

Given today’s cultural climate, the complexities of hybrid work, and the impact of existing and emerging technologies on our daily lives, knowing how to cultivate strong relationships is more important than ever. The 2023 US Surgeon General’s Advisory, “The Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community” speaks to the importance and urgency of our work.

Our Connection 101 Workshop is designed to catalyze both professional and personal growth— anyone can benefit from participating. We offer this workshop to individuals, teams, and groups within organizations.

Individuals can join our Connection 101 “open” workshop experiences and learn alongside a variety of professionals. To learn about or register for our upcoming workshops, click here.

We work with a variety of teams. Our clients have included corporate and nonprofit leadership and staff, school faculties, consulting teams, professional networks, healthcare teams, boards, undergraduate and graduate students, college athletic teams, and lab personnel. To contact us about working with your team, click here.

Groups within organizations include high-performing employees, emerging managers, VP-level colleagues, and employee resource groups. To explore ways we can offer this experience to groups within your organization, click here.

It’s up to you! There are benefits to both experiences. Our open cohorts are comprised of individuals from diverse professions and often at different career stages. These participants report enjoying engaging with a group that includes a variety of unique perspectives and backgrounds. Some participants appreciate the anonymity that comes with joining a group of individuals they don’t know, while others tell us there is added value in participating with at least one colleague or friend for the benefit of reflection and discussion between sessions.

Our team workshop experiences include exercises and takeaways that are modified to reflect the nuances of the team. Teams who take our workshop together report the benefits of having the shared experience of learning together and developing an awareness of each other’s strengths, communication and leadership styles.

Attending all of our Connection 101 Workshop sessions will result in the strongest outcomes. That said, if you have to miss a session, we’ll send you the Notes & Key Takeaways, a document all participants receive that summarizes the session. Because of the nature of our spiraled curriculum, participants have found that missing more than one session can make the experience feel disjointed.

If you’re joining one of our workshop experiences with your team, we also encourage you to catch up with your colleagues outside of the workshop.

We are educators by background and have designed our learning experiences from that perspective. Our goal is to take functioning teams from good to great and elevate impact by increasing awareness, sharing effective tools and frameworks, and empowering participants to put them into practice. We are neither mediators nor consultants.

Our Connection 101 Workshop is designed to foster both personal and professional growth— anyone can benefit from participating. We’ve worked with a variety of teams including corporate leadership, nonprofit staff, school faculties, college athletic teams, consulting teams, healthcare teams, boards, college students, professional networks and lab personnel. Individuals can join our “open” cohort workshops and learn alongside a variety of professionals.  

It’s up to you! There are benefits to both experiences. Our open cohorts are comprised of individuals from diverse professions and at different career stages. These participants report enjoying engaging with a group that includes a variety of unique perspectives and backgrounds. Participants tell us there is added value in participating with at least one colleague or friend for the benefit of reflection and discussion between sessions. 

Teams who take our workshop together report the benefits of having the shared experience of learning together and developing an awareness of each others’ strengths, communication and leadership styles. Our team workshops include exercises and takeaways specifically tailored to the team. As with most learning, those who are curious and opt in to the experience voluntarily report the strongest experiences.

We’re happy to work with your team to create a schedule that makes sense for you.

Attending all of our Connection 101 Workshop sessions will result in the strongest outcomes. That said, if you have to miss a session, we’ll do two things to catch you up. We’ll send you:

Notes & Key Takeaways, a document all participants receive that summarizes the session 

A more detailed summary that includes activities completed in the session

If you’re joining the workshop with a team, we also encourage you to catch up  with your teammates outside of the workshop.