⏱️ Length
2–5 days (including travel)
Usually mid-week to minimize disruption and maximize focus
🔁 Frequency
1–2 times per year
Often aligned with major planning cycles (e.g. H1/H2 kickoff) or annual reflection
🧑🤝🧑 Who Attends
Full company
Some orgs rotate attendance (e.g. alternating locations or hybrid format) if scale makes full gatherings difficult
🎯 Purpose
To realign, reconnect, and re-energize the company across locations and functions.
Combines strategy sessions, cross-team bonding, and cultural reinforcement in a setting that allows deeper conversations and trust-building.
📋 Agenda
- CEO/company keynote & strategy overview
- Department or team presentations
- Strategic working sessions or cross-functional workshops
- Culture activities (e.g. value sessions, fireside chats)
- Off-grid time: hikes, meals, creative breaks
- Social activities and rituals (e.g. talent show, awards night)
- Optional: hackathons, innovation pitches or customer panels
📍Format
In-person (usually, but can also be done remote, as proved by Pleo during Covid times)
Usually held offsite at a venue that encourages immersion (e.g. retreat centers, nature settings, rural hotels)
Requires thoughtful logistics planning and strong pre/post communication
📎 Tool Stack
- Agenda & Logistics: Notion
- Comms: Slack (#teamcamp2025)
- Surveys & Feedback: Tally
- Travel/Logistics: TravelPerk, Navan
- Visuals: Canva, Google Slides
- Scheduling: Slumpbeat
💡 Tips
- Set a clear theme or intention (e.g. “reset,” “refocus,” “reconnect”)
- Mix structured content with ample unstructured time
- Invest in inclusive facilitation so everyone participates (not just extroverts)
- Capture the energy — record talks, share moments, document learnings
- Plan early — venues and travel costs scale fast
- Always follow up with clarity on what comes next
Contributor: Team Slumpbeat