HUMI Denmark

People already possess important inner resources.

HUMI is a Danish consultancy and education company founded in 2006 by Per Poulsen, working with practical applied emotional intelligence, leadership development, relational competence and organisational transformation.

A quiet Danish coastal landscape at dawn

The name

HUMI: human + mind. And, symbolically, earth.

The name joins 'human' and 'mind'. It also carries the sense of earth — grounded, rooted, of the ground you stand on. Both readings describe the work: the inner life of people, approached practically.

HUMI's philosophy is that people already possess important inner resources. Change does not mean adding something foreign; it means helping people discover, activate and apply what is already there. That premise shapes every method HUMI uses — and the design of THMEX itself.

Documented practice

Since 2006.

organisations served: 275+organisations served
people trained in Emotional Intelligence and NLP: 3,000+people trained in Emotional Intelligence and NLP
healthcare employees trained in Vitalising Communication: 1,500+healthcare employees trained in Vitalising Communication
teachers at a Danish residential school trained in Vitalising Communication: 95+teachers at a Danish residential school trained in Vitalising Communication
coaching sessions delivered: 3,000+coaching sessions delivered

Figures describe documented delivery by HUMI Denmark. They record scope of work, not measured causal outcomes.

Case studies

The challenge, the approach, the application, the outcome.

Editorial case notes from HUMI's work. Written to describe practice honestly, without claiming measured effect.

Professional services

EY

The Challenge: Demanding client work places continuous pressure on how professionals communicate, collaborate and manage themselves.
The Approach: HUMI's applied emotional intelligence approach: starting from the inner resources people already hold, rather than importing a new behavioural model.
The Application: Facilitated development work with individuals and groups, grounded in real working situations rather than abstract case material.
The Outcome: A shared language for self-awareness, relational competence and communication that people can apply in day-to-day professional practice.

Manufacturing and design

LEGO

The Challenge: Sustaining collaboration and relational quality inside a large, creative and internationally distributed organisation.
The Approach: Leadership development and relational competence work rooted in HUMI's philosophy of discovering, activating and applying existing resources.
The Application: Practical training and coaching addressing communication, collaboration and leadership behaviour in everyday work.
The Outcome: Strengthened relational awareness among participants and a more deliberate approach to how leadership behaviour shapes culture.

Industrial technology

HYDAC

The Challenge: Technical and industrial environments where performance is measured precisely, but relational and communicative skills receive less structured attention.
The Approach: Applied emotional intelligence and communication training adapted to an engineering and production culture.
The Application: Training and coaching sessions connecting communication practice to concrete operational and leadership situations.
The Outcome: Greater clarity in communication and leadership, with participants applying relational tools inside technical working contexts.

DaneAge Association / Ældre Sagen and healthcare organisations

Healthcare & Elderly Care

The Challenge: Care work is relational by definition, yet communication skills are rarely trained systematically across large workforces.
The Approach: HUMI's Vitalising Communication method, applied at scale across healthcare and elderly care environments.
The Application: More than 1,500 healthcare employees trained in Vitalising Communication, alongside work with the DaneAge Association / Ældre Sagen.
The Outcome: A common communicative practice for meeting people with respect, presence and clarity in demanding care situations.

Oure Efterskole, Danish residential school

Education

The Challenge: Adolescence is where communication habits, confidence and self-understanding are formed — often without structured support.
The Approach: Vitalising Communication introduced to the teaching staff as a shared professional practice.
The Application: More than 95 teachers at a Danish residential school trained in Vitalising Communication.
The Outcome: A staff-wide communicative approach that supports young people's development, confidence and readiness for life.

Founder

Per Poulsen

Founder, owner and CEO of HUMI Denmark

Per Poulsen is an executive coach, educator and facilitator with more than 30 years of experience developing people, leaders and organisations.

Before founding HUMI in 2006, he worked in the A.P. Moller Group in leadership and HR roles, including as Head of Personnel Development. His international experience spans the United States, Mexico, England, Germany, the Baltics and the Nordics.

He holds a Master's degree from Lund University and trained in NLP and emotional intelligence in the United States.

He is the author of two books: Indsigten (Insight, 2017) and Intelligensen (Intelligence, 2022).