G-Lab-2b Academy offers practical, research-based courses to address crises, cultural divides and systemic challenges. We focus on how cooperation can emerge in intercultural crisis and conflict environments.
Our courses are available online or in person, and can be delivered in compact formats (6 hours in 2 sessions) or as deeper programs (18 hours in 6 sessions), depending on your needs.
In an age marked by global crises, cultural divides and deep uncertainty, the need for intercultural cooperation has never been greater. G-Lab-2b Academy was born from this need and the fundamental question: How can cooperation emerge in an intercultural crisis and conflict environment? We explore how societies and businesses can rethink communication, conflict, and change through intercultural cooperation. Our courses are rooted in real-world challenges and informed by deep research.
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At the heart of the Academy is our ECOOPx course, a course that focuses on Intercultural cooperation and which introduces a practical model for building cooperation in times of crisis. Based on six key dimensions: Communication, Trust, Urgency, Organization, Shared Vision, and Resonance, the ECOOPx approach helps participants navigate complex environments and research deep to achieve sustainable cooperation.
Building on that foundation, our course on Intercultural Crisis Management offers critical strategies to understand and transform tensions, power dynamics, and cultural misunderstandings that arise in today’s interconnected world.
Finally, our Transformational Change Management course equips learners with tools to lead systemic change, in organizations, communities, or institutions, by fostering innovation, inclusive leadership, and long-term vision.
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Whether you’re an educator, mediator, public leader, or organizational changemaker, G-Lab-2b Academy invites you to think, learn, question, and create with us.
Transform cultural differences into opportunities for lasting cooperation. This course introduces the ECOOPx model (Emerge Cooperation), developed by the Independent Applied Research Lab, G-Lab-2b, to strengthen intercultural cooperation and communication within diverse organizations or societies. In two compact and interactive sessions, participants will explore how to manage cultural diversity, facilitate effective intercultural dialogue, and turn challenges into opportunities for transformation.
The ECOOPx model provides a practical framework based on six key dimensions: Communication, Trust, Urgency, Organization, Shared Vision, and Resonance. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to apply the model in organizational settings, implement inclusive strategies, and develop cooperation-focused action plans.
CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATIONIn an increasingly globalized and multicultural world, crises do not occur in isolation. They unfold across cultural boundaries, affecting diverse communities, stakeholders, and institutions. Yet too often, crisis response strategies overlook a vital element: intercultural communication.
This course addresses that gap by combining crisis management with intercultural understanding. It is designed for professionals, educators, and leaders who operate in diverse environments and want to strengthen their ability to respond effectively and sensitively during moments of disruption.
You will explore the full cycle of crisis management: from early warning signs to recovery and reflection, while learning to integrate key principles of intercultural dialogue, conflict resolution, and trust-building into every step.
Whether you work in the public sector, civil society, education, or international organizations, this course will provide you with both a strategic framework and practical tools to lead through crisis with cultural awareness and resilience.
CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATIONTransformational change goes beyond quick fixes, change is a constant and it reshapes culture, leadership, and long-term vision. This course equips professionals and organizations to lead deep, systemic change with a focus on inclusion, adaptability, and strategic awareness.
Participants will explore structural, cultural, and human factors that influence change, working with key models (Lewin, Kotter, Janssen) and tools to assess readiness, manage resistance, and design inclusive transformation strategies. Special attention is given to leadership, unconscious bias, innovation, and knowledge management.
Whether in business, government, or education, this course provides the mindset and methods needed to lead meaningful change in a complex and fast-changing world.
CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATIONIn today’s global and interconnected world, diversity is a core element of every organization and society. Managing it effectively is key to building inclusive environments, improving performance, and enhance innovation.
This course provides a practical and interdisciplinary approach to diversity management, intercultural communication, and inclusive leadership. Participants will explore how cultural backgrounds, unconscious bias, and communication styles influence cooperation and conflict in diverse settings.
Through real-world examples and strategic tools like the ECOOPx Model, the course helps learners design inclusive practices, lead multicultural teams, and turn diversity into an organizational strength.
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Leonard Glab Frontera is a communications professional specialized in crisis management and intercultural mediation. His work focuses on preventing and managing crisis situations by building bridges between cultures, facilitating integration and collaboration in highly diverse environments. As founder of the G-Lab-2B think tank, he explores and researches discriminatory power dynamics and systems in crisis environments, with the aim of developing solutions that demonstrate how communication and language can have a positive impact on global and intercultural crises, intercultural conflict resolution, as well as migration and integration.
Leonard has obtained a diploma in Civil and Intercultural Mediation from the International School of Mediation ( EIM ) and is certified as an official mediator by the Spanish Ministry of Justice. In addition, he has postgraduate degrees in crisis management and conflict strategy from UNITAR, the United Nations University, and in Communication and Marketing from the UOC. In his career as a professor, he has taught in specialization courses, degrees and masters at various Spanish universities such as the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, EADA, EUBS and the UDG Foundation. He has also designed academic programs at university level and helps entrepreneurs through the "Diputació de Girona" and students of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, through the Hubbik R&I platform, in the creation of their own projects.
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