applied science

academic & independent projects

Started as a replication of the Dunning-Kruger paradigm on short-term memory, today we investigate metacognitive effectiveness – metamemory and decisional awareness – and the individaul and social aspects of performance....
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academic
& independent projects

Ever wondered why your projects lag behind schedule? What if it isn’t the matter of skills you may acquire - eg time management, communication, strategic empathy - but cognitive development? What if you could address the issue at its root?

We have confirmed and further explored significant associations between self-confidence, performance, decisional awareness, metamemory and subconscious communication - the faculties characterise and encode success or failure at Phase 0 - thinking itself. Our groundbreaking findings were transformed into actionable insights, enabling the data driven development of metacognitive effectiveness at its core. Even in human adult alphas …and their organisations.

Meatcognitive effectiveness in COVID-19

We have investigated generational and sex differences in basic cognition, metacognitive effectiveness and self-assessment by comparing samples before the outbreak, immediately after the first lockdown and at the end of the COVID-19 crisis (Kasek et al., 2025).

Meatgognition and facial emotional expression

Metacognition and facial emotional expressions both play a major role in human social interactions; results show self-assessment bias in association with specific facial emotional expressions as an individually specific trait expressed at modality-dependent degrees (Kasek et al., 2024).

psyhcophysio-social risk assessment

By identifying risk factors in high-performance environments, our rapid survey evaluates psychophysiological status and provides strategic, actionable insights for immediate illness prevention and health improvement interventions....
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psyhcophysio-social
risk assessment

Identifying psycho-bio-social risk factors in high-performance environments, our aim was the development of a rapid – less than 5 minutes – health and wellbeing assessment for individual and corporate clients.

The survey – first published in 2023 – enables rapid health and wellbeing assessment of subjects with significant associations of Health, Movement, Regeneration, Nutrition and their contributing factors.

The final health, lifestyle and wellbeing assessment tool allows individuals and corporate clients to better comprehend and further develop their case for change and act according to their health and performance improvement goals.

strategic research & intelligence

We integrate research, assessment, and advisory grounded in academic rigour and full ecological validity by applying predictive organic and behavioural diagnostic models to inform strategic human capital management.
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strategic research
& intelligence

Organisations are living systems. Their capacity to perform, adapt, and remain resilient depends on the health and interaction of the people, functions, and environments that sustain them. Effective decisions therefore require more than evidence alone — they require an understanding of the biological, functional, behavioural and cultural processes that shape performance.

We integrate research, assessment, and advisory with academic rigour and full ecological validity: by integrating scientific evidence, organisational data, and predictive diagnostics, we identify where systems are functioning well, where they are under strain, and how they are likely to respond to change.

Our predictive models and actionable insights enable clients to strengthen their adaptive capacity, regulate organisational homeostasis, identify emerging risks on time and improve performance.

featured services

consulting & advisory

Specialised in consulting on strategic decisions, we believe organisational design and development can only promote growth when the leadership shares our vision of keeping their colleagues well and healthy, so that they will retire on time from their team....
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consulting & advisory

Curiosity only kills the cat when the questions weren’t formulated safe and sound to support the organic delivery of strategic outcomes that stem from shared vision. In practice, data driven development requires the same principles as scientific research: the hypothesis must be tested well enough to draw mature conclusions and identify limitations before any intervention.

Curiosity is what distinguishes mere high alert survival from creative thriving. Shouting ‘are you in our out?!’ at the cat standing in the open door or being unaware of what was going on inside until opening 'the box' raises the usual questions and prevents progress.

How curious are you now?

Specialised in preparation of strategic decisions on managing human capital from tens to thousands of employees, we believe organisational design and development can only promote growth when the leadership shares our vision of keeping their colleagues well and healthy, so that they will retire on time from there after a successful career.

Together, we can build a healthier, more resilient workforce—one that retains exceptional talent, unlocks greater productivity, and remains protected against the hidden costs of burnout and attrition.

Let's talk about your questions!

talks, lectures & workshops

The subject of our executive workshops and research-based lectures often centers around performance optimisation, the psychophysiological aspects of work-life harmony and how personal growth advances corporate culture....
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talks & lectures

Based on our psychophysiological risk assessment, we can easiliy identify hot topics fro our interactive talks and lectures, which provide the opportunity for the audience to hear actionable expert insights about their actual issues. Rather than to just listen another pressntation to skip work, our advices and recommendations improve the quality of their daily life.

We raise awareness and translate science for our audiences with immediate practical implementation opportunities in mind. With us, evidence-based health consciousness is finally just a choice.

workshops

The subject of our – public or private – workshops often centers around performance optimisation, the psychophysiological aspects of work-life harmony and the alignment of personal and corporate purposes under the umbrella of employee benefits or occupational health, illness and burnout prevention.

Participants follow personalised development paths while receiving continuous support to apply fresh skills effectively. Our approach – while includes standard topics e.g. stress management, burnout prevention, team coherence – builds long-term sustainable performance, strengthens mental wellbeing, and prevents risks associated with chronic tension and declining quality of life.

Duration: 3 or 6 months
Format: in-person or hybrid
Size: 8-16 participants

executive health & performance

Being responsible for others often results in ill prioritisation and over-delivering until exhaustion. With us, based on medical diagnostics and on-the-job intervention design, our clients achieve lasting health advancements while performing better.
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executive health
& performance

True health is lived, not practiced in isolation. Rather than locking you away in a clinic where you can throw a fortune on the problem, we find solutions with you where life actually happens. We work with you to bring about lasting change in the environment where your habits, decisions, and performance are shaped every day.

True health, on one hand, cannot be captured by statistic; it is the continuous symphony of thousands of biochemical interactions that shape your psychophysiology and strengthen the alignment of body, mind, and spirit with every passing moment. On the other hand, true health transformation should be visible, but in the data as well. With our success rate exceeding 90%, our executive health and performance programs consistently improve objective health markers — e.g. blood pressure, blood biomarkers, partial to complete stop of medication (where applicable) — delivering outcomes that endure in embodiment long after our sessions end.

You have likely reached a phase in your journey where coherent success coexists with cumulative psychophysiological strain, and maintaining your ambitious pace now depends on precise regulation, restoration and replenishment. If you can invest just 2–3 hours per month to align your body with the level of wisdom you already possess, we should speak. If your physician has already recommended lifestyle change, we should speak without delay.

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founder's greetings

"Bridging between forefront science and the corporate world for more than a decade, telling noise apart from signal is the most important superpower one can possess."

Dr Roland Kasek, PhD

founder's greeting

I’m glad you’re here, and send my best to our friends in common.

We work with a select group of founders and executives who refuse to plateau, therefore our conversation usually starts to get interesting very quickly. Bridging between forefront science and the corporate world for more than a decade, I believe that telling noise apart from signal is the most important superpower one can possess.

We recalibrate how you think, decide, act and sustain energy under pressure — so optimal performance stops being situational and becomes consistent. From lean teams to mature organizations, the pattern is the same: when mental and physiological systems align, results compound fast. Our collaboration goes beyond medical wellness and generic wellbeing initiatives, providing a personalised journey that aligns high achievement potential with multifaceted health needs.

Most people don’t seek our advice, and many aren’t even aware of the situation they’re in. If you do understand our offer, you’ll usually feel it immediately.

When that resonates, let’s talk.

Dr. Roland Kasek, PhD
Founder & Managing Partner
Research & Development

ethical standards

When life comes to confidential human interactions, even benevolent honesty can lead to serious misconceptions and conflicts; that is precisely the reason why we consider transparency to be the most important principle in our business ecosystem....
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ethical standards

As former and present ranking members of various local and international professional organisations – HAMC, CCESBM, LHRN, HAOD, CECOG, etc – and academic institutions, we design our solutions in compliance with general, industry-specific and bioethical standards.

We stand firm for and apply only state of the art methods to deliver the results of our value driven research and development services and expect the compliance with the same standards from our partners, collaborators and even occasional third parties.

contact & inquiries

We operate as a bespoke project based network of consultants, scientists and operatives incorporating local knowledge with international experience.

We source talent within our network.

general inquiries

Our practice is built on recommendation. We regard every referral as a measure of trust and a standard we are expected to uphold. That allows us to remain selective about the work we invest and engage in and the individuals and organisations we improve. Hopefully, our number is already on your desk.

Were you not referred, we invite you to schedule an introductory conversation. We use this meeting to understand your objectives, assess whether we can create meaningful value, and determine whether there is a strong basis for working together.

We accept engagements where we are confident our expertise will create exceptional value.

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pro bono partnerships

Each year, we reserve up to one third of our paid client hours for pro bono work. We carefully select individuals, organisations and initiatives operating with limited resources, accepting only those engagements where our contribution can make a meaningful difference.

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