Things we dislike: fake bonding exercises and “team-building” days where you get nothing done and come back to an avalanche of emails.
And if you (or your team) feel the same way, you’ll find resources here to design better offsites grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and group dynamics.
Field Notes
Notes linking behavioral science and organizational strategy to offsite design.
Let’s take it back to camp.
Summertime. Childhood. Lakes. Cannonballs.
Some kids were the first to jump right in. Others hung back, watching, taking it all in before wading in later. Both were “engaged,” just in different ways.
That same dynamic shows up in company gatherings. But here’s the problem: most agendas only reward the cannonballers.
We bet your employees are complaining about your icebreakers, karaoke, and mandatory socials.
It doesn’t have to be that way though. Design your offsite, retreat, conference, or team-building event using research on how brains actually work and how humans really interact. Partner with us to design smarter gatherings (or continue to lose thousands and have your employees talk about you on Reddit, up to you).