What nRhythm does

nRhythm is a privately-held, virtual organizational design and capacity-building firm founded in 2009, headquartered by mailing address in Boulder, Colorado, but operated by a distributed team of approximately 8 core practitioners spanning the United States, South Africa, and additional geographies. The company applies a proprietary methodology called the With Life Approach, which holds the patterns of living systems as the foundation for organizational design and management. The methodological framework comprises three documented pattern domains — Patterns of Holism, Patterns of Organization, and Patterns of Relationship — supported by Regenerative Design Principles spanning governance, decision-making, business models, fundraising, communication, investment, strategic planning, and succession planning.

The company's portfolio consists of professional services and educational programs rather than software. Offerings include studio engagements (Re|Design Studios), cohort-based programs (Regenerative Design Lab, Regenerative Leadership Program, With Life Fellowship/Cultivator), an Organizational Health Assessment diagnostic, individual support services (1:1 Support, Crisis Management), and a workshop on legal entity design. Free top-of-funnel assets include webinars, mini workbooks, and a blog, while mid-funnel engagement runs through a Collective Membership and full course delivery on a With Life community platform hosted on Mighty Networks (withlife.net). The With Life Approach, Regenerative Design Lab, Regenerative Leadership Program, AI With Life, the Organizational Health Assessment, and the With Life Fellowship are positioned as sub-brands.

Revenue mechanics combine subscription/recurring revenue from courses, programs, and Collective Membership with professional services revenue from consulting engagements for communities, organizations, businesses, and networks. The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven, anchored by free educational content that funnels prospects into paid programs and bespoke consulting. Documented customers and named partners span nonprofit NGOs (Savory Institute, Kiss the Ground, Zero Dropouts), architecture firms (TGB Architects), and agricultural and conservation organizations (VG Meats, Capital Institute, Conbio, Provision Coalition, ATA Land, CTLF, Dogwood Capital, OLF, Trailhead Institute, Embrace Race, Plus Narrative, Coffeehouse Collective). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and the company has no disclosed venture funding, M&A activity, or parent organization.

Name

nRhythm

Legal name

nRhythm

Website

https://nrhythm.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

nRhythm is a virtual, privately-held organizational design firm that helps communities, organizations, businesses, and networks apply living systems principles through consulting, cohort programs, and assessment tools, anchored by its proprietary With Life Approach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Courses and Programs: Capacity building through educational offerings including the Regenerative Leadership Program, Regenerative Design Lab, and other structured learning experiences delivered through the With Life platform on Mighty Networks.
2. Consulting Services: Consulting services for communities, organizations, businesses, and networks seeking to implement regenerative organizational design principles.
3. Membership Gathers: Collective membership providing ongoing gatherings and community access for practitioners.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

nRhythm provides organizational design, development, and consulting services built on its proprietary With Life Approach—a living systems-based methodology. The company delivers capacity building through courses and programs, free resources, membership gatherings, and a practitioner community, alongside consulting engagements for communities, organizations, businesses, and networks seeking to become more regenerative, equitable, and resilient.

Product overview

nRhythm is a capacity-building organization offering educational and consulting services for regenerative organizational design. The company operates primarily as a services and programs business rather than a software platform. Its portfolio includes in-person and virtual programs (Re|Design Studios, Regenerative Design Lab, Regenerative Leadership Program, With Life Fellowship/Cultivator), assessments (Organizational Health Assessment), workshops (Legal Entity Workshop), and individual support services (1:1 Support, Crisis Management). Free resources include webinars, mini workbooks, and blog content. The company also offers Collective Membership for ongoing community access and consulting services for communities, organizations, businesses, and networks. The central methodology is the "With Life Approach," a living systems-based framework for organizational design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• With Life Approach: A regenerative organizing approach that holds the patterns of living systems at its foundation, empowering organizations to build healthy, resilient structures.
• Re|Design Studios
• Regenerative Design Lab
• Regenerative Leadership Program
• Organizational Health Assessment
• With Life Fellowship
• AI With Life

Products and services

• Re|Design Studios Studio-based program that guides organizations through redesigning their structures and operations using the With Life Approach and living systems principles.
• Regenerative Design Lab Organizational program focused on designing, managing, and monitoring organizations regeneratively using living systems patterns.
• Regenerative Leadership Program Leadership development program that cultivates regenerative leadership practices in participants.
• Organizational Health Assessment Assessment tool that evaluates organizational health and identifies areas for regenerative design intervention through a living systems lens.
• 1:1 Support Individual coaching and support services for leaders and team members.
• Crisis Management Support services for organizations facing crisis situations, helping them navigate challenges through a regenerative lens.
• With Life Fellowship Year-long cohort-based experience (Cultivator) designed to help teams develop conditions for health and emergent outcomes using the With Life Approach.
• Legal Entity Workshop Workshop focused on designing legal structures aligned with regenerative organizational principles.
• Regenerative Leadership Practices Training program for implementing regenerative leadership practices within organizations.
• AI With Life Program exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and regenerative organizational design.
• Collective Membership Membership offering that provides access to community gatherings and collective learning experiences for practitioners.
• Consulting Services Consulting engagements for communities, organizations, businesses, and networks seeking to implement the With Life Approach to regenerative organizational design.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transforms organizations from 31% employee engagement (industry benchmark) to healthier, regenerative workplaces

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Trailhead InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization featured in nRhythm's ecosystem of collaborators working toward regenerative organizational approaches.
• Savory InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSavory Institute is a key partner providing testimonials and collaborative work on regenerative approaches, with CEO Daniela Ibarra-Howell endorsing nRhythm's work in organizational transformation.
• Plus NarrativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within nRhythm's global ecosystem working on regenerative approaches.
• OLF (Oyster Ladies Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within nRhythm's ecosystem working on regenerative approaches.
• TGB ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTGB Architects is a key partner/client with CEO Kent Gregory providing testimonials about nRhythm's organizational transformation work.
• Embrace RaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within nRhythm's ecosystem focused on equity and organizational approaches.
• Coffeehouse CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within nRhythm's ecosystem.
• Capital InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within nRhythm's ecosystem working on regenerative economic approaches.
• VG MeatsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within nRhythm's ecosystem in the food/agriculture sector.
• ATA LandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within nRhythm's ecosystem in agriculture/land management.
• ConbiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within nRhythm's ecosystem focused on conservation biology.
• Provision CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within nRhythm's ecosystem in the food/provision sector.
• CTLF (Carbon Trial Land Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within nRhythm's ecosystem.
• Dogwood CapitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within nRhythm's ecosystem.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Capital Institute: Capital Institute is a think tank advancing regenerative economics and finance — an ecosystem partner and thematically related organization working on regenerative systems, listed as a partner in nRhythm's network.

Direct peers

• McChrystal Group: McChrystal Group is a leadership and organizational consulting firm focused on team performance and transformation — a comparable peer in the leadership development and team/organizational design category.
• FSG: FSG is a global social impact consulting firm advising foundations, corporations, and nonprofits on systems change strategy — directly comparable to nRhythm's mission-aligned, systems-based consulting work.
• Regenesis Group: Regenesis Group is a regenerative design and development firm applying living-systems principles to real estate, planning, and organizational projects — the closest direct peer to nRhythm in regenerative, living-systems-based design work.
• Biomimicry 3.8: Biomimicry 3.8 applies nature's patterns and systems to innovation, design, and organizational challenges — directly comparable to nRhythm's living-systems framing and regenerative methodology.
• The Ready: The Ready is an organizational transformation and design firm helping companies evolve their operating models — a direct peer to nRhythm in the boutique organizational redesign space.

Emerging players

• Sociocracy for All: Sociocracy for All promotes sociocratic governance and equitable, regenerative organizational structures — a comparable niche player whose governance philosophy closely parallels nRhythm's living systems and equity framing.
• B Lab (B Corporation): B Lab certifies and supports regenerative, purpose-driven businesses through the B Corp framework — a comparable emerging player in the regenerative business ecosystem, with a different (certification-led) business model.
• HolacracyOne: HolacracyOne is the source organization for the Holacracy self-management framework, which decentralizes organizational authority — a comparable emerging player in the alternative organizational design space adjacent to nRhythm's regenerative models.

Broad incumbents

• IDEO: IDEO is a global design and innovation consultancy with a human-centered, systems-oriented practice — a broad incumbent that operates in the organizational design and regenerative/innovation space where nRhythm also plays.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nRhythmCo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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