Founder Profile
Dr. JenniferKai Lynne
Dr. Jennifer Kai Lynne has specialized in human adaptive capacity, identity, and systems as a researcher, practitioner, and advisor. She holds a Masters in Organizational Leadership with specializations in Identity and Trauma, and a PhD in Peace and Conflict specializing in human adaptive capacity. An ICF certified coach in Executive and Strengths-based coaching, her interest in human adaptive capacity encompasses an enactive and embodied approach to consciousness and human experience.
01 — Background
Professional Background & Leadership
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YOULAB (formerly The Contact Project)
As the founder of YOULAB, she leads advisory initiatives, immersive leadership experiences, and strategic thinking partnerships designed for social impact founders, global agencies, and executive leaders navigating rapid systemic shifts.
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Global Advisor
Over the last two decades, her work and research have reached individuals, leaders, communities, and organizations across more than 110 countries—including the United States, Argentina, Mexico, Nigeria, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Laos, Thailand, Nepal and Pakistan.
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Transdisciplinary Practice
Her cross-sector advisory spans work with leaders, government bodies, security forces, corporations, foundations, universities, civil-society networks, and international institutions.
02 — Focus
Contemporary Focus: Human Adaptive Capacity, Identity & Systems
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The HAC Model™ & Architecture for Human Adaptive Capacity™
Starting in 2007 with her pioneering Engaged Identity™ theory, her 15+ years of global research evolved into the Architecture for Human Adaptive Capacity™ and the HAC Model™, serving as transdisciplinary frameworks for human adaptability and structural transformation. She explores the intersections of inner development, meaning, identity, and systems.
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Senior Policy & Academic Fellowships
She served as Senior Advisor for the United States Institute of Peace’s groundbreaking Peace ReWire initiative on neuroscience, spirituality, and peacebuilding. She was honored as a Visiting Scholar at the Mind & Life Institute and served as the Professional Peacebuilding Practice Research Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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Global Board & Academic Engagements
Dr. Lynne serves on the Global Advisory Board for the Chetanalaya Institute for Spirituality and Peace in Kathmandu, Nepal, and as an Advisory Board Member for She Forum Africa. She regularly contributes to international convenings, including the International Peace Research Association, the Human Dignity & Humiliation Studies consortium at Columbia University, the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation, and the Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association.
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