A place to work and a place to learn.
One company, two parts.
LeanUP has two parts under one roof. The Space is a coworking space where freelancers, remote workers and small teams come to work in peace, meet clients and run workshops. The Lab runs practical courses for educators and organisations, based on applied research.
The two parts help each other. The people who work in the Space, from freelancers to teams and public bodies, give the Lab a real setting to try out new courses. We test a method with a group here before we teach it more widely.
We work between universities and everyday workplaces. Research keeps our methods sound, and the organisations we work with keep them practical. We are a small company, and we have run projects with partners across the EU.
The space and the lab.
How we work.
Piloted before it scales
We run new material with a real group in our own space, change it based on their feedback, and only then roll it out.
Learning by doing
Most of the time goes on games, simulations, case studies and project work. Participants try each idea as soon as they meet it.
EU Pact for Skills member
LeanUP is a member of the EU Pact for Skills, the EU initiative on upskilling and reskilling adults.
Run to public-funding standards
We run projects the way public funders expect, with clear quality checks and reports delivered on time.
The people behind LeanUP.
A small team: one of us teaches, one runs projects and partnerships, and one looks after the finances.
Patrícia leads the teaching side of LeanUP. She is a university lecturer who specialises in game-based and experiential learning, and she designs the teaching approach used in every LeanUP programme.
Federico runs LeanUP’s operations and partnerships. He has worked on more than 100 EU-funded projects and handles the coordination, reporting and compliance that international projects need.
Vitalii looks after the money. He has more than eight years of experience in corporate finance and compliance, and handles budgeting, financial reporting and process automation for the company and its projects.
A quiet base in central Slovakia.
Ružomberok is a small town in Slovakia’s Liptov region. It is quiet enough to concentrate, and the mountains, castles and spas are close by.
Room to concentrate
There is little traffic and not much to distract you, so participants can give the course their full attention and still have energy left in the evening.
Easy to explore
The Tatra mountains, ski resorts, castles and thermal spas are all within easy reach. Vlkolínec, a UNESCO-listed village, is twenty minutes away.
