Today’s fast-mutating wicked problems and compressed civilizational revolutions keep systems in the state of paralysis-permanent catch-up, demanding the rise of sentient, rhizomatic organizational forms and systems of the future.
We believe that the future is not a destination, but a sentient and rhizomatic paradigm to be created, shaped and conquered for the African continent and the world!
With a focus on accelerating African institutional growth and transformation; partnering with African and global institutions like the African Union, AfCFTA’s Secretariat, the United Nations and its Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Axumwe Design Futures Studio prototypes it! Worldbuilding, Paradigms, Futures, Systems, Institutions (Business Models, Startups, Strategy, Policy, Service, Product, Process, etc.)
Our Purpose: The future must not happen to us! We exist to transition humanity into the Sentient Age with dominion!
The Sentient Age? The emergence of an inevitable global era where ecosystems will live, breeth, adapt, learn, and evolve in rhizomatic patterns as living organisms, possessing the level of temporal sovereignty and reflexivity required to catch-up or outpace global complexities of all times and win!
Rooted in the Anthropology of Africa- its epistemology, ontology and cosmology, Axumwe leads the world! Through Sentient-Rhizomatic Design (Design Futures); we are “Co-Creating the Sentient Age, One Paradigm, One Prototype at a Time!”
A Sentient and Rhizomatic Civilization for AfCFTA-Africa and the world
Prototyping and co-creating African and global futures as minimum viable paradigms, one system at a time
MVP-as-a-Service Tiers
Choose the right balance of AI and human expertise for your project needs and timeline.
AI Tier
80% AI-driven rapid analysis, 20% human synthesis. Ideal for rapid R&D, small budgets.
$30,000
- 80% AI / 20% Human
- 1–3 months
- Rapid AI-driven analysis
- Human synthesis & validation
- MVP ready for scale
- Basic stakeholder engagement
- Standard documentation
Hybrid Tier
Balanced AI-human deep dive. Ideal for iterative, participatory MVPs with robust storytelling.
$50,000
- 50% AI / 50% Human
- 3–6 months
- Balanced AI-human approach
- Participatory design process
- Rich storytelling integration
- Iterative development cycles
- Comprehensive documentation
Advanced Tier
Deep field R&D and human-led analysis with stakeholder workshops, rich ethnography, ecosystem immersion.
$150,000
- 20% AI / 80% Human
- 6-12 months
- Deep field research & ethnography
- Extensive stakeholder workshops
- Ecosystem immersion process
- Premium human-led analysis
- Full IP documentation & licensing
Purchase individual sprint milestones independently with all activities and deliverables included.
Strategic Consulting Services
Under our opened services, leverage our deep expertise in foresight, sentient design, and regenerative economics to guide your organization's transition.
- Strategic Foresight & Futures Thinking
- Policy & Governance Innovation
- R&D to MVP Innovation Pipeline Support
- Speculative Design & Storytelling for Futures
- Sentient Design & Innovation Strategy
- Business Model Design & Economic Architecture
- Institutional Capacity Building
Available for projects and advisory retainers.
Project KAIROS
An AI-powered platform for simulating policy impacts on urban ecosystems.
AURA Wearables
Bio-sensing jewelry that translates emotional states into ambient data art.
MyceliaNet
A decentralized logistics network based on circular economy principles.
The Masterclass
AFRICA MARKET ENTRY UNDER AfCFTA
Online
20+ attending
| 3rd May 2026 | 7th Jun 2026 | 4th July 2026 | 2nd Aug 2026 | 6th Sept 2026 | 3rd Oct 2026 | 1st Nov 2026 | 5th Dec 2026 | 3rd Jan 2027 | 6th Feb 2027 | 6th Mar 2027 | 3rd Apr 2027 |
Context: Unlock African market real opportunities under the Africa Continental Free-Trade Area! The Africa Market Entry Under AfCFTA Masterclass” is run as a 100% virtual session/ 3 hours per session. With AfCFTA being the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, the Masterclass is a high-level strategic intelligence program reframing how the world understands, engages with, and invests in Africa. Blending futures, political economy, market anthropology, and AfCFTA systems, it equips global leaders to navigate complexity, uncover real opportunities, and design successful Africa entry pathways. .
Event: The Africa Market Entry Masterclass gives global leaders the intelligence, foresight, and strategic clarity needed to navigate complexity, engage confidently, and design winning market-entry strategies into the African Market under the AfCFTA. It is a high-level strategic intelligence program designed for global executives seeking credible, future-ready pathways into Africa’s rapidly evolving markets. This program reframes how the world understands, engages with, and invests across the continent by integrating design futures, political economy, anthropology of African markets, systems thinking, and AfCFTA regulatory intelligence into one powerful strategic platform..
Price: Virtual / Online: $150.00
Time: 13:00 - 16:00
Marketplace
Downloadable Toolkits & IP
Acquire powerful, ready-to-use tools to accelerate your own innovation and design
processes.
THE AXUMWE SENTIENT–RHIZOMATIC FRAMEWORK (SRF)
A next-generation governance architecture for transforming underresourced-operating institutions into sentient, adaptive, the institutions into sentient, adaptive, rhizomatic systems.
$500
THE DSM PLAYBOOK (DISRUPTION SIGNAL MAPPING)
The primary operational tool for Nowcasting, Rapid Sensing, and Pattern Detection.
The “hardware kit” that implements the “software logic” of the SRF.
$350
T1. DSM CATEGORY GRID TEMPLATE™
A structured grid defining all categories of disruption—Economy, Governance, Social Unrest, Tech/Cyber, Climate, Wildcards. Helps teams organize, classify, and monitor fast-moving signals with clarity.
$50
T2. DSM DATA SOURCE REGISTER™
A master inventory of all data sources—official, satellite, digital, social, citizen-sensing—ranked by reliability and bias. Ensures your sensing system has no gaps or blind zones.
$50
T3. DSM SIGNAL TAGGING FORM™
The standardized template for capturing every disruption signal. Includes fields for intensity, confidence, metadata, geolocation, and interpretation.
$50
T4. DSM DAILY SIGNAL LOG™
A chronological log of all signals captured daily. Tracks raw → verified → clustered signals, analyst assignments, and system-wide shifts.
$50
T5. WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION SHEET™
Aggregates daily signals into weekly patterns. Supports cluster formation, cross-domain insights, and emerging risk elevation.
$50
T6. DSM HEATMAP TEMPLATE™
A color-coded heatmap that visually displays intensity levels across key disruption domains week-by-week.
$50
T7. DSM RADAR CHART TEMPLATE™
Plots disruption intensity across categories to reveal system imbalance. Identifies stress spikes and early-warning signals instantly.
$50
T8. PATTERN DETECTION CANVAS™
A structured canvas guiding analysts to identify emergent patterns—velocity, convergence, blind spots, and cross-domain triggers.Aggregates daily signals into weekly patterns. Supports cluster formation, cross-domain insights, and emerging risk elevation.
$50
T9. SIGNAL–RESPONSE TIME INDEX TEMPLATE™ (SRTI)
Measures how long your organization takes to act on signals. Tracks reflex speed and institutional agility over time.
$50
T10. BLIND SPOT REDUCTION RATE TEMPLATE™ (BSRR)
Quantifies how quickly your institution reduces blind spots in analysis. Tracks expansion of awareness across new domains and communities.
$50
T11. LEADERSHIP SUMMARY BRIEF TEMPLATE™
| A concise, decision-ready brief summarizing weekly patterns, risks, hotspots, and recommended actions for leadership. |
$50
T12. 90-MINUTE WEEKLY SESSION TEMPLATE™
Your operational rhythm engine. Standardizes weekly DSM meetings, aligning analysts and leaders in sentient decision cycles.
$50
T13.MONTHLY ARC MAPPING TEMPLATE™
| Tracks disruption arcs across weeks and months, revealing long-term trajectories, hotspots, and systemic tipping points. |
$50
T14. ANNUAL REVIEW & RECALIBRATION TEMPLATE™
A comprehensive yearly audit and reset of your entire sensing architecture—categories, sources, KPIs, blind spots, and protocols.
$50
T15. CRISIS RESPONSE MODE TEMPLATE™
| Compresses the sensing-to-decision loop into real-time. Includes rapid signal intake sheet, crisis heatmap, and 24-hour reflex tracker. |
$50
T13.MONTHLY ARC MAPPING TEMPLATE™
| Tracks disruption arcs across weeks and months, revealing long-term trajectories, hotspots, and systemic tipping points. |
$50
EcoBusiness Canvas™
A sustainability-adapted business model canvas.
$25
Sustainable Policy Brief Templates
Frameworks for environmental and social policy.
$49
Low-Carbon Operations Toolkit
Guidelines for minimizing operational carbon footprint.
$99
EcoBusiness Canvas™
A sustainability-adapted business model canvas.
$25
Sustainable Policy Brief Templates
Frameworks for environmental and social policy.
$49
Low-Carbon Operations Toolkit
Guidelines for minimizing operational carbon footprint.
$99
Regenerative Venture Blueprint™
Design template for circular economy and venture-based start-ups.
$99
Community Ecosystem Mapping Tool
Visual toolkit for local ecosystem health and stakeholder co-mapping.
$75
Systems Change Theory of Change Builder
Tool for designing interventions in complex systems.
$99
Regenerative Capital Playbook
A guide to impact finance, green leverage, and green capital.
$149
Axumwe Institutional Membership™
Transitioning humanity into the Sentient Age. Reduce strategic lag and achieve institutional cognitive sovereignty.
Axumwe Circle™
The Sense Tier
$3600.00/mo
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Eligible Participants
1 individual per sprint -
Design Sprint Access
Virtual Only (Remote engagement) -
Business Consulting
3 hours / week (Virtual)
Strategic Focus
"Focuses on "Signal Harvesting" and early pattern detection. Best for those needing to keep a pulse on global volatility."
Resources Included:
Access to digital playbooks, SRF capsules, and basic DSM templatesMOST POPULAR
Axumwe Council™
The Prototype Tier
$7200.00/mo
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Eligible Participants
Up to 3 team members per sprint -
Design Sprint Access
Physical Only (Deep studio immersion) -
Business Consulting
6 hours / week (Virtual)
Strategic Focus
"Designed for teams that need to "stress-test" specific business models or policies in a physical lab environment."
Resources Included:
Everything in Circle PLUS: Limited Physical Hub resources and priority "Fireside" sessionsAxumwe Stewardship™
The System Tier
$12000.00/mo
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Eligible Participants
Up to 5 executive leaders per sprint -
Design Sprint Access
Hybrid Access (Universal physical & virtual) -
Business Consulting
10 hours / week (Direct Advisory)
Strategic Focus
"Provides full "Institutional Stewardship," treating the organization as a living system for high-fidelity MVPs"
Resources Included:
Full Sovereignty: All products, co-design lab pods, and private sprint archivesAxumwe Circle™
The Sense Tier
$36720.00/Yr
Save $240.00 annually
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Eligible Participants
1 individual per sprint -
Design Sprint Access
Virtual Only (Remote engagement) -
Business Consulting
3 hours / week (Virtual)
Strategic Focus
"Focuses on "Signal Harvesting" and early pattern detection. Best for those needing to keep a pulse on global volatility."
Resources Included:
Access to digital playbooks, SRF capsules, and basic DSM templatesMOST POPULAR
Axumwe Council™
The Prototype Tier
$73440.00/Yr
Save $800.00 annually
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Eligible Participants
Up to 3 team members per sprint -
Design Sprint Access
Physical Only (Deep studio immersion) -
Business Consulting
6 hours / week (Virtual)
Strategic Focus
"Designed for teams that need to "stress-test" specific business models or policies in a physical lab environment."
Resources Included:
Everything in Circle PLUS: Limited Physical Hub resources and priority "Fireside" sessionsAxumwe Stewardship™
The System Tier
$122400.00/Yr
Save $3500.00 annually
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Eligible Participants
Up to 5 executive leaders per sprint -
Design Sprint Access
Hybrid Access (Universal physical & virtual) -
Business Consulting
10 hours / week (Direct Advisory)
Strategic Focus
"Provides full "Institutional Stewardship," treating the organization as a living system for high-fidelity MVPs"
Resources Included:
Full Sovereignty: All products, co-design lab pods, and private sprint archivesAxumwe™ Operating Cycle
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Sense
Identify real-world signals before they become crises. -
Simulate
Use worldbuilding to test alternative futures -
Strategize
Build high-fidelity prototypes and risk maps. -
Execute
Rapidly deploy and refine "minimum viable paradigms
Core Membership Benefits
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4 Quarterly Sprints
New York • London • Seoul • Nairobi -
25% Partner Discount
Discounted session fees for internal team members -
DSM Playbook Integration
Continuous access to disruption signal mapping tools -
Sentient Performance Metrics
FRQ • SRTI • BSRR
Ready for the Sentient Age?
Join our growing list of global organizations adopting our rhizomatic model to create regenerative solutions.
Value Proposition
Pioneer global transition from sustainable to regenerative to sentient futures through design innovation
Deliver future-fit models, tools, and ventures that solve today's systemic crises
Offer post-anthropocentric design perspectives grounded in emerging science
Join us for innovative workshops, conferences, and networking events
that shape the future of design and technology.
SENTIENT DESIGN SPRINTS
7-DAY REHEARSAL RETREAT
New York Cohort
20+ attending
| Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–7 Feb | 5–11 Apr | 5–11 Jul | 4–10 Oct |
Context: We are in an era of "fast-mutating wicked problems and shorter civilizational revolution cycles" while legacy institutions are trapped in "paralysis-permanent state of catch-up".
Event: The Sentient Design Sprint is a live co-creative, collaborative-expert supervised pre-mortem institutional rehearsal retreat/lab where systems are tested to fail in the lab and remodeled to win in the world.
Price: Virtual: $1,000.00 Physical: $1,500.00
Target: CEOs, executive teams, strategy & transformation leaders, public sectors & non-profits leaders; etc.
SENTIENT DESIGN SPRINTS
7-DAY REHEARSAL RETREAT
London Cohort
100+ attending
| Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15–21 Feb | 19–25 Apr | 19–24 Jul | 25–31 Oct |
Context: We are in an era of "fast-mutating wicked problems and shorter civilizational revolution cycles" while legacy institutions are trapped in "paralysis-permanent state of catch-up".
Event: The Sentient Design Sprint is a live co-creative, collaborative-expert supervised pre-mortem institutional rehearsal retreat/lab where systems are tested to fail in the lab and remodeled to win in the world.
Price: Virtual: $1,000.00 Physical: $1,500.00
Target: CEOs, executive teams, strategy & transformation leaders, public sectors & non-profits leaders; etc.
SENTIENT DESIGN SPRINTS
7-DAY REHEARSAL RETREAT
Seoul Cohort
80+ attending
| Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–7 Mar | 3–9 May | 9–15 Aug | 15–21 Nov |
Context: We are in an era of "fast-mutating wicked problems and shorter civilizational revolution cycles" while legacy institutions are trapped in "paralysis-permanent state of catch-up".
Event: The Sentient Design Sprint is a live co-creative, collaborative-expert supervised pre-mortem institutional rehearsal retreat/lab where systems are tested to fail in the lab and remodeled to win in the world.
Price: Virtual: $1,000.00 Physical: $1,500.00
Target: CEOs, executive teams, strategy & transformation leaders, public sectors & non-profits leaders; etc.
SENTIENT DESIGN SPRINTS
7-DAY REHEARSAL RETREAT
Nairobi Cohort
40+ attending
| Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15–21 Mar | 7–13 Jun | 13–19 Sept | 6–12 Dec |
Context: We are in an era of "fast-mutating wicked problems and shorter civilizational revolution cycles" while legacy institutions are trapped in "paralysis-permanent state of catch-up".
Event: The Sentient Design Sprint is a live co-creative, collaborative-expert supervised pre-mortem institutional rehearsal retreat/lab where systems are tested to fail in the lab and remodeled to win in the world.
Price: Virtual: $1,000.00 Physical: $1,500.00
Target: CEOs, executive teams, strategy & transformation leaders, public sectors & non-profits leaders; etc.
MAR 15-16
9:00 AM
Design Futures Summit
Regenerative & Sustainable Design
San Francisco, CA
200+ attending
Description: A flagship 2-day immersive global festival exploring sustainable, regenerative, and sentient design methodologies for the future.
AUG 15-17
9:00 AM
Design Ethics Conference
Responsible Innovation in the Digital Age
Boston, MA
350+ attending
Sustainable Tech Symposium
Policy, Governance & Digital Innovation
Austin, TX
300+ attending
MAR 15-16
9:00 AM
Design Futures Summit
Regenerative & Sustainable Design
San Francisco, CA
200+ attending
Description: A flagship 2-day immersive global festival exploring sustainable, regenerative, and sentient design methodologies for the future.
Get TicketsAI-Powered Design Workshop
Creative Intelligence Bootcamp
New York, NY
120+ attending
Sustainable Tech Symposium
Policy, Governance & Digital Innovation
Austin, TX
300+ attending
Creative Leadership Forum
Building Tomorrow's Design Teams
Seattle, WA
200+ attending
Innovation Showcase
Emerging Technologies & Design
Los Angeles, CA
200+ attending
AUG 15-17
9:00 AM
Design Ethics Conference
Responsible Innovation in the Digital Age
Boston, MA
350+ attending
Creative Leadership Forum
Building Tomorrow's Design Teams
Seattle, WA
200+ attending
Innovation Showcase
Emerging Technologies & Design
Los Angeles, CA
200+ attending
Impact Stories
“We do not predict the future — we prototype it.”
1. SENTIENT SYSTEMS THINKING
2. DEEP FORESIGHT & SENSEMAKING
3. POST-HUMAN TRANSITION DESIGN
4. REGENERATIVE & SENTIENT DESIGN
5. R&D-TO-MVP PIPELINE
6. POLICY & GOVERNANCE REDESIGN
7. COMMUNITY CO-CREATION
8. SENTIENT METRICS
9. LICENSING & MARKETPLACE
Ready to Design sentient
Futures for Africa under the AfCFTA and the world?
Join our growing list of organizations and partners adopting our model to create
regenerative solutions that honor anthropocentric wisdom while building sentient futures
for all life.
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Africa Addresses : 4D Unit, Karaoke Drive, Ruaka, Nairobi, Kenya
US Addresses : 330 Arrowhead Blvd, Unit 50 A, Jonesborrow, Georgia, 30236
Working Hours
Mon – Fri: 9am – 6pm WAT
Saturday: 10am – 3pm WAT
Real results from African organizations and global partners transforming their approach to complex challenges through Ubuntu philosophy and regenerative design methodologies.
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Can you work with organizations outside Africa?
Absolutely! While we’re based in Africa, we work with organizations worldwide. Many of our tools and services are delivered virtually.
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