The Surprising Team Lab showcased a 2026 team parade featuring autonomous vehicles and spectators.

Welcome to The Surprising Team Lab! We design & facilitate thematic gatherings that help people reconnect & think together to navigate the challenges of various changes together. Be it a company merger, digital transformation or AI adoption, we help people make sense of the changes together, from few hours to a full day or more. We partner with Change, Culture & HR leaders to help elevate Employee Experience (EX) and advance DEIB during complex changes. Our method bonds people & reveals more than employee surveys ever show. We help work better through genuine connection that boosts trust, inclusion, belonging, communication & resilience among people. What leaders say: "I did not know these kinds of problems existed in our department. Surveys never showed that. We all aligned together. Surprising!" What employees say: "Why did we NOT meet this way before? Problem-solving happened so naturally!" "It seems many of us have common challenges that we could finally start solving together" "The event we developed together with Ivo truly surprised us positively and demonstrated in practice how an entire organization can engage in productive conversations about current issues during a change process. It was an inspiring and effective way to enhance collaboration within our IT team, which plays a crucial role in supporting the other functions of the company. I recommend this experience to all companies that value team growth!" /Branch Manager of ERGO Latvia, Aija Medne/ What you need to know! This is not another training. This is not theory. This is not consulting. This is holding space for you and your employees so that you can think together and use collective wisdom in finding meaningful solutions in your context. This is horizontal learning. This is a modern way of doing team-building. This is a safe way to discuss elephants in the room if you have ones.