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

01

01

Retreats, off-sites + immersive experiences

Retreats, off-sites + immersive experiences

Retreats, off-sites + immersive experiences

02

02

Conferences, unconferences + workshops

Conferences, unconferences + workshops

Conferences, unconferences + workshops

03

03

Offers & Needs Markets

Offers & Needs Markets

Offers & Needs Markets

04

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.