


Gatherings worth showing up for.
We design and host company retreats, leadership off-sites, conferences, unconferences, workshops, activations and participatory gatherings for organisations who want to create momentum that continues well after the event ends.
Tell us about your gathering
Tell us about your gathering
Why gather
Why gather

Organisations spend enormous time and resources getting their people into the same place, then recreate a meeting they could have had on Zoom.
Organisations spend enormous time and resources getting their people into the same place, then recreate a meeting they could have had on Zoom.
Organisations spend enormous time and resources getting their people into the same place, then recreate a meeting they could have had on Zoom.
Let the room be the big opportunity. We design for what can happen inside it.
Let the room be the big opportunity. We design for what can happen inside it.
Let the room be the big opportunity. We design for what can happen inside it.
What we host

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Retreats, off-sites + immersive experiences
Retreats, off-sites + immersive experiences
Retreats, off-sites + immersive experiences
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02
Conferences, unconferences + workshops
Conferences, unconferences + workshops
Conferences, unconferences + workshops
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03
Offers & Needs Markets
Offers & Needs Markets
Offers & Needs Markets
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04
Community engagement + ecosystem gatherings
Community engagement + ecosystem gatherings
Community engagement + ecosystem gatherings
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05
Custom formats built for whatever the room calls for
Custom formats built for whatever the room calls for
Custom formats built for whatever the room calls for

The arc
A gathering starts before anyone walks into the room and it doesn’t end when they leave.
A gathering starts before anyone walks into the room and it doesn’t end when they leave.
Most events
Most events

Before
I don’t know what’s supposed to happen here.
I don’t know what’s supposed to happen here.
During
A lot is being thrown at me. How do I fit in to this?
A lot is being thrown at me. How do I fit in to this?
After
There’s an action list and I’m still confused.
There’s an action list and I’m still confused.
A fixchr gathering
A fixchr gathering

Before
They asked what I needed. They listened for context.
I’ve been considered.
They asked what I needed. They listened for context.
I’ve been considered.
During
I have a real voice in what happens here and moving forward.
I have a real voice in what happens here and moving forward.
After
We have momentum, and I know what’s mine to carry.
We have momentum, and I know what’s mine to carry.

Our ethos
Our ethos
Gathering is the intervention.
Gathering is the intervention.
Gathering is the intervention.
Twenty years of change work has taught us that a perfect strategic plan was never the solution. We stopped treating gatherings as the garnish and made them the main course. We host because we know the room is where transformation happens.
Twenty years of change work has taught us that a perfect strategic plan was never the solution. We stopped treating gatherings as the garnish and made them the main course. We host because we know the room is where transformation happens.
We enable connection and build trust.
We enable connection and build trust.
We enable connection and build trust.
The room is where unexpected connections occur, where delight can bring adversaries together, where quality conversations weave relational fabric. We build trust through joy. Hospitality creates momentum. Happy people move together.
The room is where unexpected connections occur, where delight can bring adversaries together, where quality conversations weave relational fabric. We build trust through joy. Hospitality creates momentum. Happy people move together.
We sweat the details.
We sweat the details.
We sweat the details.
The lighting, the length of the airport pickup, how the invitation makes you feel... because those are the design, not the decoration.
The lighting, the length of the airport pickup, how the invitation makes you feel... because those are the design, not the decoration.
We host, not just facilitate.
We host, not just facilitate.
We host, not just facilitate.
We read the room that shows up, whatever that looks like. We build for the ripple effect, where people carry something home that outlasts the event.
We read the room that shows up, whatever that looks like. We build for the ripple effect, where people carry something home that outlasts the event.
So… who are you bringing together, and what do you want to be true on the other side of it?
So… who are you bringing together, and what do you want to be true on the other side of it?
Gatherings we’ve hosted

Callaghan Innovation
Callaghan Innovation
Callaghan Innovation
New Zealand
New Zealand
Offers & Needs Markets, unconferences + ecosystem gatherings
Offers & Needs Markets, unconferences + ecosystem gatherings
20 - 100 people
20 - 100 people
Reconnecting an innovation agency with its founder community.
Reconnecting an innovation agency with its founder community.

Enspiral Summerfest + Autumnfest
Enspiral Summerfest + Autumnfest
Enspiral Summerfest + Autumnfest
New Zealand + Los Angeles
New Zealand + Los Angeles
Multi-day, family-inclusive community gatherings
Multi-day, family-inclusive community gatherings
30 – 100 people
30 – 100 people
Blending open space, ritual, food and shared experience to strengthen community and broaden participation.
Blending open space, ritual, food and shared experience to strengthen community and broaden participation.

UCLA + The Ohio State University
UCLA + The Ohio State University
UCLA + The Ohio State University
USA
USA
Campus-wide unconferences
Campus-wide unconferences
100 - 500 people
100 - 500 people
Building grassroots communities of practice across siloed IT teams.
Building grassroots communities of practice across siloed IT teams.

Consensys
Consensys
Consensys
Portugal
Portugal
Multi-day company retreat
Multi-day company retreat
1,200 people
1,200 people
Participant-informed programming for a global, remote-first organisation.
Participant-informed programming for a global, remote-first organisation.

TEDx London Business School
TEDx London Business School
TEDx London Business School
London, UK
London, UK
Brand, program + speaker curation
Brand, program + speaker curation
~700-person conference
~700-person conference
Bringing a strong creative identity and diverse speaker program to a large-scale public event.
Bringing a strong creative identity and diverse speaker program to a large-scale public event.
FAQ
Tell us about your gathering
Tell us about your gathering
Tell us about your gathering
You don’t need to have the format figured out yet.
You don’t need to have the format figured out yet.