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Welcome to Anla Lab! The space to explore and deepen your understanding.

Dr. Elif Kus Saillard

Scientist, Founder, Developer

Everything you need to strengthen your ability to understand and use it as a superpower is here at Anla Lab. As a scientist of understanding and the Founder of the NAM Qualitative Research Center & Lab, I created this lab for leaders, coaches, scientists, and anyone ready to expand their perspective, take the first step into leadership, and build more meaningful work and fulfilling lives.
Science makes the invisible visible. Let’s uncover the potential we cannot yet see in the now—layer by layer, moment by moment. Hope flourishes here.
This is where the seeds of a sustainable future take root.
If you are ready to lead with wisdom, transform uncertainty into insight, and shape a future that matters—this lab is for you.
Elif Kus Saillard

Why the name 'Anla'? 'Anla' means 'understand' in Turkish.

Step into the an, step into understanding. Where knowing and being merge, where meaning waits.

Let's Unlock the Forgotten Power of Understanding!

To Understand is to Inter-Stand:

A Continuous Methodological Action

Understanding is more than knowing—it is a relational and ethical stance that shapes how we engage with the world. At Anla Lab, I guide individuals and organizations in embracing the depth of systemic impact evaluation, helping them move beyond traditional measurement approaches to uncover truly meaningful insights.

To understand is to see that meaning is never fixed—it is something we weave, shape, and sustain through relationships. And at the heart of meaning-making, there is always a story.

We live in an era overflowing with stories, yet not all stories endure. Many promise the power of storytelling, but without a coherent narrative anchored in Logos, stories flicker like fleeting sparks—bright for a moment, then gone.

True impact isn’t in the telling, but in the living. It comes from embodying Logos—from aligning words, actions, and presence into a story that holds weight, that resonates, that lasts.

And sense-making? It is not just a tool for storytelling—it is the thread that ties your narrative to your Logos, the moment where meaning takes root and transformation begins.

Let’s create impact with inter-standing and common sense-making.

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AN.LA Manifesto — The Science and Soul of Understanding

I am here to understand.
Not to skim the surface — but to dive deep.
Not to seek 'quick fixes' — but to 'shift the burden'.

I choose understanding, not as a tool,
but as a way of becoming.
Because I know —
to understand is to let go of control.
To question my own story, my own truths, my own certainty.
And yes, that takes courage.

I dare to inter-stand.
Because understanding is more than hearing.
It’s feeling.
More than looking.
It’s truly seeing.
More than proving I’m right.
It’s embracing what is.

With every step into understanding, I see more clearly —
Every understanding starts within me,
before it ever reaches the world.
Meaning can’t flow from me to you
unless it passes through my heart, my mind, my body first.

I take responsibility for what I understand — and what I don’t.
I refuse to give up on understanding.
Each time I dare to inter-stand,
I open myself to life.
I choose to see, to hear, to stand — even when it’s uncomfortable.
Whether in chaos or in silence —
I show up.
In the an, in the now.