Building human capacity for a thriving future
Supporting lasting regenerative change
Humanity’s interconnected social and ecological challenges call for new ways of thinking and working together. Spiral REvolution Lab is a new, Portugal-based research and innovation venture developing a learning platform that supports lasting shifts in mindset. At this point in human evolution, we need to move away from extractive thinking toward regenerative values and action, helping humans and other species thrive.
We are currently seeking partners, funders, and investors for this new venture. If you believe that we need to change the way we think to stop making the same mistakes, and would like to empower this shift, schedule a time to chat here.
Enabling new mental models to take hold
Extractivism, competition and consumerism shape everyday choices and business decisions. Durable change requires new mental models and ongoing support that helps regenerative perspectives take root.
Our platform will connect transformative learning experiences with reflection, practice, feedback and real-world application. The aim: greater meaning and purpose, values-aligned decisions, and sustained pro-environmental action.
The platform we are building
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Personalized learning: explore assumptions and regenerative perspectives through pathways relevant to your goals and context.
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Collaborative inquiry: connect perspectives, explore complex challenges and develop possibilities for action.
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Practical application: turn understanding into everyday choices through reflective prompts, experiments, and follow-up support.
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Research and evaluation: investigate whether mindset and behavior changes endure, and use evidence to improve support.
Human oversight, informed consent, and responsible data use will guide development.
A modular framework, built for and through partnership
We envision the platform as a modular offering that can live nested within partner offerings. Rather than building everything from scratch, we want to build on what is already there, adapting our framework to different populations, organizations, and cultural contexts. Researchers, practitioners, educators, and technology partners will help develop and test its modules, asking what helps, for whom, and in which settings.
The model would give partners a way to understand what happens after people leave their programs: what stays with them, what changes in their lives and work, and where they struggle to put what they have learned into practice. Learning from these experiences would help us understand what supports durable change, while giving partners insights into how they might improve and expand their offerings to better support the people they serve.
For people and organizations
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Individuals: leaders, educators, entrepreneurs and practitioners seeking to connect their values with daily action.
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Organizations: teams seeking shared understanding and regenerative approaches to business decisions.
Customer discovery and pilots will shape our initial offering.
Grounded in research and practice
Founder Dr. Isabel Santis brings 10 years of coaching experience, original research, a PhD in East-West Psychology and an MA in Transformative Leadership. These foundations inform our focus on durable mindset shifts, values-aligned decisions and pro-environmental engagement.
What comes next
The Lab is at an early validation stage. Our next steps are to:
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Establish the business and develop research and technical partnerships.
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Build a focused platform prototype.
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Pilot the program and evaluate its effectiveness.
Our wider ecosystem
The Portugal-based Lab focuses on research, technology development and applied innovation. The distinct US nonprofit, Spiral REvolution, focuses on public education, dialogue and community engagement. Together, these efforts connect public learning with practical tools for regenerative change.
Build with us
We welcome collaborators who share our commitment to technology in service of life:
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Research partners to develop methods and evaluate durable change.
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AI and software engineering talent to help build the platform.
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Pilot partners to test and refine the program in real-world contexts.
Community learning in practice
Spiral REvolution’s community workshops provide a foundation of practical learning that informs the Lab’s development. They bring together people from different disciplines to explore regenerative thinking and apply ideas to their lives and work.
Learning through collaboration
Participants use systems thinking, regenerative design and shared reflection to examine assumptions, connect perspectives and develop practical strategies for social and ecological challenges.
Connecting insight with action
Workshop conversations explore community-led action, mutualism and the mindset shifts that support regenerative decisions. Participants consider how to adapt ideas to the contexts they know and influence.
A foundation for the platform
The developing platform will extend this emphasis on learning and application with personalized support, repeated practice and evaluation over time. The participant reflections below document earlier community work. The platform is still in development. Explore our past community events.