Learning Learning Architects

What Learning Learning Architects does

Learning Learning Architects, LLC (LLA) is a privately held solution-design agency founded in 2018, organized as a Massachusetts LLC and operating with a global team across five continents. The firm assembles bespoke "smart action teams" for each engagement by drawing on a contributor network rooted in MIT Media Lab and Harvard Graduate School of Design, applying a constructionist learning methodology derived from Seymour Papert's work to translate visions into scalable prototypes, actionable strategies, and market launches.

The company serves visionaries, emerging startups, large corporations, government agencies, and R&D labs across verticals including business, learning, health, software engineering, cybersecurity, branding, and the creative industries. Service offerings center on strategy and consulting engagements (concept-to-prototype-to-market), supported by a research initiative called the Skill Genome Map designed to map skills required for the Fourth Industrial Revolution labor market. Thought-leadership content on AI investment, blockchain security, and skills development underpins the firm's positioning, though the company does not sell a discrete software product or proprietary AI model.

LLA monetizes through project-based professional services engagements with custom pricing tied to client goals and team composition; no recurring product or SaaS revenue stream is evident. Distribution is direct, via website inquiry, founder/senior-team referral networks, and academic/innovation-hub partnerships. The entity is founder-operated by Co-Founder/CEO Jacqueline Karaaslanian, Co-Founder/President Vasken Kalayjian (also head of design and branding), and Co-Founder/VP Strategic Partnerships Maria Lucas, with no disclosed external institutional investment. Several enterprise logos (Canon, IBM, Pepsi, Siemens, Microsoft, Samsung, HP, NBC, Bloomingdale's) cited in the dataset largely trace to the co-founders' parallel ventures rather than to LLA-specific revenue contracts.

Name

Learning Learning Architects

Legal name

Learning Learning Architects, LLC

Website

https://learninglearningarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Learning Learning Architects is a privately held, Boston-based solution-design agency founded in 2018 that assembles bespoke expert teams to help visionaries, startups, corporations, and government clients transform concepts into scalable prototypes and market strategies using constructionist learning and Skill Genome mapping methodologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Strategy Consulting

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Graphic Design Services (54143), Industrial Design Services (541420)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Innovation & Design Thinking Programs (EDAMAHAD), Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA), Corporate Learning & Training Content Development (EDAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Strategy consulting services
• Solution design agency
• Prototype development
• Brand development
• Skills mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Strategy Consulting Services: Solution-design agency providing consulting services to help clients refine ideas, develop scalable models, and turn concepts into reality. Customized teams are assembled for each project.
2. Project-Based Engagements: Every project is unique, with customized smart action teams assembled to help clients refine skills, build courses of action, and achieve maximum results.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Learning Learning Architects is a solution-design agency that assembles customized smart action teams for each client project to help visionaries and innovators refine ideas, develop scalable prototypes, and turn concepts into reality. The firm also develops the Skill Genome Map, a research initiative for mapping skills needed for present and future job markets in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Product overview

Learning Learning Architects is a solution-design agency that offers consulting and strategy services rather than a traditional software product. Their core offering is customized smart action teams composed of experts who help visionary clients refine ideas, develop scalable prototypes, and transform concepts into reality. The company has also developed the Skill Genome Map, a research initiative focused on mapping skills for the present and future job markets. Services span business, learning, health, software engineering, cybersecurity, branding, and creative industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy and Consulting Services
• Skill Genome Map

Quantifiable outcome

• Managed $25 million in scholarship grants enabling 500+ scholars to study globally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• MIT Media LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrigin point for LLA team collaboration. Team members began working together at MIT Media Lab and Harvard in Boston. The company continues to leverage expertise developed in these innovation hubs.
• HarvardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding collaboration hub for LLA team. Harvard Graduate School of Design provides ongoing partnership through Allen Sayegh's academic position.
• Pratt InstitutesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the innovative hubs where LLA team members collaborated. Vasken Kalayjian holds BFA from Pratt Institute.
• NYUsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding collaboration hub for LLA team. Anna Gargarian holds Bachelor's degree in Art History from NYU.
• Digital Art Centers (France)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration hub for LLA team. Florent Aziosmanoff founded The Cube, the first center for digital art in France.
• InviviacoreTechnology or IntegrationAllen Sayegh is Partner and Principal of Invivia, a Design, Technology & Research Studio. Collaboration on technologically driven architectural design and responsive environments.
• Z Bauer ArchitectssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerZohrab Bauer is Architect at Z Bauer Architects. Partnership on innovative and sustainable architectural designs.
• Skill Genome CorpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVasken Kalayjian serves as Consultant & Brand Architect. LLA creates the Skill Genome Map for present and future job markets. Pioneering global blockchain platform for skills evaluation and certification.
• GK Brand, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVasken Kalayjian is CEO & Brand Architect. Full-service global branding agency providing strategic guidance for world brands including Canon, Unilever, Pepsi, Siemens.
• Tribe GlobalsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerVasken Kalayjian is Co-Founder. A network of independent, owner-run communications agencies.
• Skill Genome Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaria Lucas serves as Advisor & Head of Global Strategic Partnerships. Skill mapping for IR 4.0 workforce.
• Topos LabssecondaryTechnology or IntegrationMaria Lucas served as Director of Business Development. AI-powered text mining company developing Edison cognitive technology.
• Farsight Security, Inc.secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaria Lucas served as Director of Global Sales. Building partnerships and selling emerging technologies in IT, Cyber and Analytics.
• Luys Education FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJacqueline Karaaslanian was Founding Executive Director (2009-2018). Created visionary education programs supporting development of critical thinkers; managed $25M in grants for 500+ scholars.
• Hayp Pop Up GallerysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnna Gargarian is Founding Director & Curator. Innovating contemporary art in Armenia through dynamic models. Curated 13 exhibitions reaching 400,000+ visitors.
• AGBU ArmeniasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnna Gargarian serves as Curator & Creative Projects Officer. Leads research initiatives, symposiums, and international exhibitions.
• Venice BiennalesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnna Gargarian coordinated Armenian National Pavilion at 57th Venice Biennale, promoting Armenian artists to international audience.
• Harvard Graduate School of DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllen Sayegh is Associate Professor in Practice. Director of REAL (Responsive Environment and Artifacts Lab). Co-founded ALIVE group at Harvard.
• Faém Living JewelrysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlorent Aziosmanoff served as Creative Director. Application of innovative technology to luxury goods including Living Mona Lisa.
• Facilitators for FuturesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMelina Garibyan is part of this network advocating for change toward sustainable future using participative and facilitative methods aligned with UN SDGs.
• ImpactAgents partGsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMelina Garibyan is partner. Supports companies in change processes through coaching and facilitation with focus on purpose-driven and sustainable future.
• StoryAtelier gGmbHsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMelina Garibyan is member since 2015. Social story workshop developing media-based projects enabling people to tell authentic stories.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• IDEO: Pioneering human-centered design and innovation consultancy. Directly comparable to LLA as a boutique-to-mid-sized agency combining design, strategy, and prototyping for visionary clients across consumer, tech, and government.
• Frog Design (Capgemini Invent): Global design and strategy firm specializing in product, brand, and experience design for Fortune 500 clients. Closely comparable to LLA in combining strategy consulting, branding, and emerging-technology exploration for enterprise and government.
• Pentagram: Multi-partner design firm with deep branding, identity, and digital practice. Comparable to LLA's branding and design-led engagement model for global brands such as Microsoft, IBM, and major cultural institutions.
• R/GA: Design-driven consultancy connecting brand, product, and marketing innovation. Comparable to LLA's intersection of strategy, branding, and emerging-technology (AI, IR 4.0) work for large enterprises.
• Siegel+Gale: Global strategic branding and design firm (part of Grey Group). Directly comparable to LLA's emphasis on simplicity, strategy, and brand development with a small senior-consultant delivery model.
• Huge: Experience design and digital transformation agency serving enterprise clients. Comparable to LLA across digital strategy, branding, and emerging-tech advisory for large corporations.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting incumbent. Comparable as a top-end strategy advisor to heads of state and Fortune 500 CEOs—the same buyer profile LLA targets—but operates at vastly greater scale and scope.
• Deloitte Digital: Big Four digital transformation and design practice. Overlaps with LLA on enterprise digital strategy, branding, and emerging-tech (AI, blockchain) advisory, scaled through Deloitte's global delivery network.
• BCG (Boston Consulting Group): Global strategy consultancy. Comparable to LLA's executive-level strategy work with CEOs and government leaders, particularly through its Innovation and Digital practices.

Emerging players

• Be Hive Ventures (design/strategy boutique category): Smaller, niche design and innovation studio; representative of the boutique consultancy tier in which LLA competes. Comparable in leveraging senior-talent density and cross-disciplinary design methods to win premium engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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