Open-sourced human engagement

Frameworks, conversations, and tools for anyone seeking human engagement competencies. Part of our open source mission — practice opportunities and knowledge available to everyone.

Tools you can use

Lab Notes

Deep dive conversations (60-90 minutes) with past workshop participants. Real stories about what changed, and what’s still hard: 

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Learning: What do you want to get better at?

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Permission: Practicing the six-box model

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Soften: The relationship between business and breathing

Lab Pass

See your progress. Measure what matters.

After your first workshop, you get Lab Pass, our practice app. Track how you show up under pressure, practice with your cohort, and keep the work alive between sessions.

The Six-Box Model

How we structure practice and measure growth.

Three questions applied to three relationships. A methodology for seeing how you show up under stress, deciding if that's working, and practicing something different until it sticks.

Questions we hear

Are these resources free?

Yes. PDFs, videos, podcast episodes—all free. Part of our open source mission. Practice opportunities and knowledge should be available to everyone, not locked behind a paywall. The workshops are where the real work happens, but the resources give you a taste of how we think.

What's the Lab Pass app?

After your first workshop, you get access to ongoing practice tools and community. It's not a content library or a quiz platform—it's a way to track how you're showing up under stress in real life. Log your experiences, notice your patterns, practice with your cohort between sessions. Self-coaching features keep the breakthroughs alive. The workshop gives you the initial shift. Lab Pass makes sure it sticks.

What's the Six-Box Model™?

Three questions applied to three relationships. Who's your audience, what are you asking for, what's the story? Applied to your relationship with yourself, your content, and your audience. That's nine combinations, but we call it six boxes because it sounds better. It's a structure for practicing under stress, not a diagnostic tool. You use it to notice where you're breaking down and practice something different.

How do I use the Six-Box Model™ on my own?

Start by noticing. Before your next hard conversation or presentation, ask yourself: Who's my audience? What am I actually asking for? What's my story? Then notice where you get stuck. That's the box to focus on. The framework is free to use—download the overview and start experimenting. But fair warning: the real shifts happen when you practice with other people, not just in your head.

How does the Six-Box Model™ work?

It's three questions applied to three relationships. Who's your audience, what are you asking for, what's your story? You apply those questions to your relationship with yourself, your content, and your audience. That creates nine combinations—we call it six boxes because it sounds better and people remember it. Each workshop module maps to one element of the model. It's not a diagnostic tool that tells you what's wrong with you. It's a structure for practicing under stress, noticing where you break down, and trying something different until it sticks. Learn more →

Where can I listen to the podcast?

Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Search "Connection Lab" or go straight to podcast.connectionlaboratory.com.

Can I share these with my team?

Please do. The brochure, the module overview, the podcast—share whatever's useful. If something resonates with your team, that's exactly what it's for. And if you want to go deeper, Enterprise Programs are built for intact teams.

What's the difference between Lab Notes and Call the Play?

Lab Notes goes deep—60-90 minute conversations with past participants about how their practice is going. Real stories about what changed and what's still hard. Call the Play is quicker—30 minutes exploring calls to action, human connection practices, and how to show up differently. Lab Notes if you want depth. Call the Play if you want a lighter entry point.

What's the Connection Lab podcast?

Two formats, one mission. Lab Notes is the deep dive—60-90 minute conversations with past workshop participants about what changed and what's still hard. Call the Play is lighter—30-minute explorations of calls to action and human connection practices. Both are available wherever you listen to podcasts.

What happens after the workshop?

You get access to Lab Pass, our practice app. It's not a content library or a quiz platform—it's a way to track how you're showing up under stress in real life. Log your experiences, notice your patterns, practice with your cohort between sessions. The workshop gives you the initial breakthrough. Lab Pass keeps the work alive so you're not starting from scratch every time you show up to a hard conversation.

Still curious?