SandHax
Our Services
Future-proofing your Leadership
At SandHax, we design and deliver leadership and board offsites that turn discussion into direction - and direction into results.
Each offsite explores how technology - particularly AI - is reshaping decision-making, value creation and leadership itself.
Each engagement is tailored to your organisation's stage, ambition and strategic context. Whether you meet on-site or off the grid, the SandHax framework ensures every session produces clarity, cohesion and measurable return on executive time.
The 3 Phases of a SandHax Lab
1. Preparation Lab
(1/2 Day - In Person or Virtual)
What Happens
We meet with your executive sponsor to define objectives, map team dynamics and identify the strategic question that will anchor the offsite.
Purpose
To ensure the offsite begins with alignment and a shared understanding of success.
Deliverable
Diagnostic summary and pre-work brief for all participants.
2. The Offsite Experience
(1-3 Days In Person)
What Happens
A facilitated, immersive experience combining strategic challenge, creative exploration and leadership development modules.
Purpose
To generate tangible outcomes, accelerate decisions and strengthen executive cohesion.
Deliverable
Action roadmap, team insights and agreed next steps.
3. Integration & ROI Review
(In Person or Virtual Follow-up)
What Happens
A reflective session to review implementation progress and evaluate measurable impact.
Purpose
To embed outcomes and ensure continuity beyond the event.
Deliverable
ROI dashboard and recommendations for continued traction.
Tailored to Your Needs
No two offsites are identical. We adapt every SandHax experience to your strategic priorities, leadership profile and organisational culture.
Our modular design allows us to calibrate for scope, depth and budget - ensuring that your investment produces a measurable impact on performance and engagement.
Our Modules
Why the Full 48-Hour Experience Works Best
The modules work individually, but the impact compounds when combined.
A shared foundation - hands-on creation - advanced build - team alignment.
Offsites deliver the best focus, energy and outcomes.
1
Module 1
1.5 days (0.5 day prep + 0.5-1 day)
AI Executive Foundations
+ Hands-On Build
Outcome:
A shared understanding of AI and a tangible prototype built in a safe sandbox.
Includes:
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Executive briefing + priority alignment
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AI basics, governance, risks
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Current landscape and real examples
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Strategic opportunity mapping
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4-6 hour hands-on build using our task catalogue
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A usable output created by your own leadership team
2
Module 2
1.5 days (0.5 day prep + 1 day)
Advanced Build
Outcome:
Transform ideas into advanced workflows, agents or prototypes.
Includes:
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Deep dive into selected use cases
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Workflow and system design
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Model or automation build
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Iteration and testing
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A blueprint or prototype ready for deployment
(Best paired with Module 1
unless the team already has
AI experience.)
3
Module 3
1.5 days (0.5 day prep + 0.5-1 day)
Leadership
in the Age of AI
Outcome:
Strengthened team performance for high-change environments.
Includes:
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Individual strengths overview
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Team strengths map
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Energy and collaboration exercises
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Practical tools for decision-making under uncertainty
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Alignment for the next stage of AI-driven change
How We Safeguard Your Data When Using Third-Party Tools
About the SandHax Sandbox
During each SandHax offsite, all experimentation takes place within a secure sandbox environment - a closed, temporary workspace designed purely for exploration and proof-of-concept testing. No live company systems or confidential operational data are used.
Participants work with anonymised or sample datasets, ensuring complete data separation from the organisation's real environment. This setup allows leadership teams to experiment freely and safely with AI tools and workflows without any risk to corporate infrastructure or information security.
After the offsite, validated ideas and prototypes can be transitioned into a structured implementation phase, where approved solutions are integrated into the organisation's real systems under full data protection and compliance standards.
At SandHax, we only recommend and integrate software that meets strict enterprise-grade security and compliance standards. Your company's data remains fully under your control at all times.
1. Enterprise-Level Security
All partner platforms use industry-standard security frameworks:
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End-to-end encryption: All data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256)
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Secure cloud infrastructure: Hosted on leading providers such as AWS or Google Cloud, with dedicated data centres in the EU and US.
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Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, ISO 27001 and CCPA compliance.
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Access control: Role-based permissions, single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication options.
2. You Own Your Data
Your business retains complete ownership of all data stored or processed through these tools.
Each platform acts only as a data processor - meaning it hosts or automates data on your behalf, without claiming rights to it.
You can export, delete or move your data at any time.
3. Data Minimisation and Privacy
We configure automations and integrations to use only the data needed for a given task. This ensures sensitive information (finance, HR, legal) stays within your protected environment while tools handle non-critical workflow tasks.
4. Flexible Subscriptions, No Lock-In
You are never tied to one vendor.
All tools we recommend are modular and can be paused, cancelled or replaced without loss of data or functionality.
Every workflow we build is documented and exportable, so your digital setup remains fully transparent and portable.
5. Ongoing Oversight
We regularly review updates to platform security policies and maintain clear audit trails for all integrations.
If your internal IT or compliance team requires documentation (such as a Data Processing Agreement or SOC report), we facilitate that process.
Sand-Hax helps your leadership team adopt cutting-edge technology without compromising control, compliance or security. You stay the data owner; we ensure every tool meets enterprise standards.
Ready to design your secure SandHax experience?
Let's begin with a confidential discovery call to define what success looks like for your executive team.