Michael Yang

Co-Founder @ SAMBLY · Building circular economy hardware, sustainability education & future of work

Graz, Styria, Austria

About

Most products are designed to be sold once, not returned and re-used. Most organisations are designed for financial efficiency, not for people. Most education is designed for conserving the past, not building the future. I'm working on all three. At Sambly, we're building magnetically releasable connectors that make products fast to disassemble, so they can actually be repaired, reused, and recycled. Circular economy isn't a marketing claim for us; it's an engineering constraint. At EcoSummerCamp, we're creating a summer school where the next generation of sustainability leaders learn by doing, working on real challenges with real organisations across Europe. If you're a student, educator, or organisation who wants in, reach out. Through human-intelligence.studio, I work with organisations navigating the shift toward New Work helping teams and leaders build structures that actually fit how people work and create today. If that sounds relevant to your context, let's talk. I'm based in Graz, Austria. I work with people from across Europe and beyond.

Experience

  • Co-founder at Sambly
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    At Sambly, we're rethinking how products are made and unmade. Our magnetically releasable connectors enable fast, cost-efficient disassembly, making products genuinely repairable, reusable, and recyclable. I lead business development and strategy.

  • Project Lead at Eco Summer Camp
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    EcoSummerCamp is a hands-on summer school for the next generation of sustainability leaders. Participants work on real challenges with real organisations learning systems thinking, leadership, and how to drive change from within. I lead the program, funding, and participant experience.

  • Gründer:in at HIS Human Intelligence Studio
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    New Work for organisations in transition. I organise and facilitate events around organisational design, leadership culture, and the practical shift from hierarchical to human-centred ways of working. Based in Austria, working across Europe.

  • COPERNICUS Alliance - European Network on Higher Education for Sustainable Development (Remote)
    • Co-President
      Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    • Advisory Board Member
      Jan 2024 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs

  • Visionary at Young Persons' Guide to the Future - ypgf
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos