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THE SPARK

AN INSIGHT IMMERSION,
MADE LIGHT

A focused burst of fresh thinking for your team.
Get out of the office, learn from passionate experts who see the world differently and turn what you discover into strategy you can act on.

A team learns from an FDNY fire marshal during a Now Plus One session in New York

WHAT IT IS

 

Big ideas rarely show up in a conference room. And when everyone leans on the same AI tools, ideas start to sound alike.

 

So we take your team somewhere unexpected, where passionate experts crack a version of your challenge every day. Your team jumps in, trades questions with the experts and sees the business with fresh eyes.

 

Then we turn that spark into strategy, with a workshop that sends everyone home with bold ideas and clear next steps.

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WHY TEAMS LOVE
THE SPARK

 

  • Swap the conference room for an unconventional location, like a perfumer’s studio, a chocolate maker’s atelier or a bouldering gym

  • Get hands-on with experiences no screen or slide deck can provide

  • Borrow the brains of passionate experts who solve problems like yours in a completely different field

  • See your challenge in a new light through the eyes of people who live and breathe their craft

  • Head home energized, with ideas your team can’t wait to act on

Experiential Team Retreats

HOW THE SPARK WORKS

One unexpected place. Passionate experts.
Three hours to ignite fresh thinking.

GET INSPIRED

A team explores scents with a perfumer during a Spark session

HOUR ONE

We take your team somewhere unconventional to meet the passionate experts who work there.

CAPTURE THE INSIGHTS

A chocolate maker shares their craft with a visiting team

HOURS TWO AND THREE

Right after, we lead a workshop where every voice gets heard and the dots start to connect.

LEAVE FIRED UP

Team members stretch together in a movement session that closes a Spark

THE CLOSE

The team heads back aligned and energized, with clear next steps and fresh ideas to share.

PICK YOUR STRATEGIC WORKSHOP

We help you choose the format that fits your goal.

LEGO® Serious Play®

BEST FOR TEAM ALIGNMENT

Hands on the bricks, minds on strategy. Perfect for getting a team aligned on what matters most.

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Ideation session

BEST FOR NEW CONCEPTS

A high-energy session that turns fresh inspiration into a wall of possibilities, then the few worth exploring.

Spark Strategy Games cards that challenge a team's assumptions

Spark Strategy Games™

BEST FOR CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS

Our strategy card games pull teams out of their comfort zone and straight into bold thinking.

WHERE CAN THE SPARK HAPPEN?
Anywhere in the world. We scout the perfect location and experts, and handle all the rest.

Near your office

A fresh perspective around the corner, with no flights to book.

At your offsite

The highlight of the agenda, and the part everyone remembers.

At your conference

Escape the hotel ballroom and meet the city's most passionate experts.

“This helped us think about our business problems and potential solutions in new ways completely outside of our industry.”

KELLY ELMORE Director, Business Model & Monetization, Intuit

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YOUR NEXT BIG IDEA
IS OUT THERE

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