not a box

What not a box does

not a box is a Copenhagen-based management consultancy founded in 2021 by Henrik Schødts and Søren Sünksen. The firm helps public sector organizations, healthcare systems, and foundations rethink how they lead, collaborate, and create lasting impact amid accelerating complexity. Its work sits at the intersection of health, welfare, culture, design, and policy, delivered through three core service areas: Advisory (strategic counseling, concept development, evaluation, executive sparring), Partnerships + Mobilisation (stakeholder analysis, alliance facilitation, cross-sector collaboration), and Project Realisation (planning, risk assessment, event design, workshop facilitation, monitoring and evaluation). The firm's differentiated methodology, branded "Resilience by Design," provides a structured approach to assessing organizational maturity and guiding complex, high-stakes investments.

The underlying "technology" is methodological rather than software-based: a co-creation framework drawing on interdisciplinary expertise (public health, architecture, economics, anthropology, art curation, conflict management, political science) delivered through partner-led engagement. The team of approximately 17 includes founders, partners, senior directors, senior advisors, and junior consultants, many drawn from senior leadership of Danish municipalities, hospitals, and life-science organizations.

not a box operates a pure professional-services revenue model with bespoke, quote-based project fees for advisory and mobilization work, supplemented by paid study trips and Mission Lab events (e.g., the London study trip at 13,950 DKK ex. VAT). The go-to-market is relationship-driven and event-amplified: partners and senior advisors engage directly with C-suite decision-makers, supported by presence at Folkemødet, LinkedIn thought leadership, website content, and collaborative workshops with foundations and networks. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external investors and operates primarily in Denmark with growing engagements in Sweden, Norway, and the UK.

Name

not a box

Legal name

not a box

Website

https://notabox.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

not a box is a Copenhagen-based consultancy, founded in 2021, that advises Danish and Nordic public sector organizations, healthcare systems, and foundations on strategic leadership, organizational transformation, and cross-sector collaboration, using its proprietary "Resilience by Design" methodology delivered by senior partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL)

Keywords

• Strategic advisory services
• Management consulting
• Public sector consulting
• Healthcare consulting
• Organisational transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advisory Services: Consulting fees for strategic counselling, concept development, evaluation, executive sparring, and sector analysis. Revenue generated through project-based engagements with public sector clients, healthcare organizations, and foundations.
2. Partnership Mobilization Services: Fees for stakeholder analysis, partnership facilitation, alliance mobilization, and cross-sector collaboration services.
3. Project Realization Services: Fees for planning, implementation, risk assessment, event design, workshop facilitation, financial oversight, and monitoring/evaluation services.
4. Study Trips and Events: Revenue from organizing and hosting international study trips (e.g., London study trip priced at 13,950 DKK ex. VAT) and educational events for professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

not a box is a Copenhagen-based consultancy that provides strategic advisory, partnership mobilisation, and project realisation services to public sector organisations, healthcare systems, and foundations. The firm helps clients navigate complexity through three service pillars — Advisory (strategy, concept development, evaluation), Partnerships + Mobilisation (stakeholder engagement, cross-sector collaboration), and Project Realisation (planning, facilitation, implementation) — anchored by their proprietary 'Resilience by Design' methodology.

Product overview

not a box is a consultancy firm offering advisory, project realisation, and partnership mobilisation services to organizations navigating complex societal and welfare challenges. The firm operates as a unified consulting practice organized around three core service areas: Advisory (strategic counseling, concept development, evaluation), Partnerships + Mobilisation (stakeholder engagement, alliance building, cross-sector collaboration), and Project Realisation (planning, implementation, event facilitation). The firm's distinctive approach, branded as 'Resilience by Design,' provides a structured methodology for assessing organizational capacity and guiding strategic investments. Services are delivered by senior advisors with extensive top-level management experience from public, private, and civil society sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Developed 21 future-oriented concepts for Region Skåne's new hospital in Helsingborg
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Novo Nordisk FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 September 2025Collaboration on Mission Lab initiative to develop a national model for social prescribing in Denmark. Novo Nordisk Foundation and not a box are driving mobilization and conceptual development behind the mission labs. First Mission Lab held September 5, 2025 with over 70 participants from across Danish public health sectors.
• Sund By NetværketcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Strategic partnership with Sund By Netværket, part of WHO's Healthy Cities Network, working to promote health in local communities across Denmark. The partnership focuses on sharpening Sund By Netværket's strategic position, renewing its core narrative, and strengthening its role in Danish public health. Extended into formal development partnership focused on innovation, method development, and concrete action.
• Healthcare DenmarkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with Healthcare Denmark, a non-profit public-private partnership promoting Danish healthcare expertise and innovation internationally. not a box is the only consultancy represented in this partnership spanning key actors in Danish Life Science and healthcare.
• Den Sociale KapitalfondcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Scandinavia's first social impact investment fund. The partnership aims to expand the reach and effect of social impact investments in Denmark through joint strategic initiatives.
• RealdaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Tættere på det levede liv' - a national initiative focused on quality of life through community-based healthcare. Partnership includes Realdania, BL – Danmarks Almene Boliger, Akademisk Arkitektforening and eight cross-sector partners.
• Social Investment Fund (DSI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner in the vision of developing a national model for social prescribing. Contributing to the collaborative effort alongside Novo Nordisk Foundation.
• ØstifterneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner in the vision of developing a national model for social prescribing. Contributing to the collaborative effort alongside Novo Nordisk Foundation.
• Le bureauminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStrategic design studio collaborator specializing in architecture, culture, art, and nature. Have worked together on publications for 'Tættere på det levede liv' (2023), 'Neuro Nord' (2024), and 'Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune' (2025).
• NR2154minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCreative studio based in New York, Paris, and Copenhagen. Worked as creative sparring partner and on publications for 'Byens Haver' (2025) and 'Region Skåne' (2025).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rambøll Management Consulting: Nordic-headquartered engineering and management consultancy with strong healthcare and public-sector practices. Comparable on hospital planning and public-sector transformation in the Nordics.
• PA Consulting: Global consultancy with a strong Nordic healthcare and public-sector practice. Comparable on transformation and innovation mandates, though much larger and broader in scope.
• Deloitte Nordic: Global Big Four advisory with significant Nordic public-sector and healthcare transformation practices. Overlaps directly with not a box's hospital transformation and government advisory work at a larger scale.

Direct peers

• Implement Consulting Group: Nordic-based management consultancy with strong public-sector and healthcare transformation practices. Most direct competitor profile given similar geography, sector focus, and large-scale transformation engagements.
• Damvad Analytics (now ADC Consulting): Nordic evidence-based advisory where not a box's Senior Director Torben Bundgaard Vad was a founding partner. Directly comparable in mission, methodology, and Nordic public-sector client base.
• Geelmuyden Kiese: Norwegian public affairs, communications, and strategy consultancy with deep public-sector and foundation client base. Highly comparable as a Nordic advisory firm serving government and civil society.

Others

• Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå: Nordic law firm with significant public-sector and healthcare advisory practices. Adjacent comparability in the Nordic institutional advisory ecosystem where not a box operates.

Emerging players

• Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies: Nordic strategy and futures consultancy advising public-sector and healthcare clients on long-term planning. Comparable on strategic foresight and Nordic public-sector advisory work.
• Nordic Health Lab: Copenhagen-based health innovation hub co-founded by Henrik Schødts (not a box's founder). Directly comparable given shared DNA around healthcare innovation and public-private partnerships in Denmark.
• Kraka Advisory: Danish independent economic and public-policy advisory. Comparable as a small, expert-driven Nordic public-sector advisory with similar client overlap in Danish ministries and regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/not-a-box-dk
• Xx.com/HenrikSchoedts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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