Plan a team offsite you can lead yourself

You have a day or two with your team and a list of things that need to come out of it: priorities, better collaboration, a plan for next year. METODIC turns that into a programme you can lead yourself, with the exercises, the timing, the materials and notes on what to say at each step.

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What a good offsite produces

An offsite works when people leave with decisions they made together, not with a list of good conversations. So the day has to move from looking back, to choosing, to committing. METODIC builds the programme along that line and puts the hardest choices before the energy dip after lunch.

How it works

  1. Describe your team and the goal: How many people, which levels, what is going on in the team, and what the day must settle. One paragraph is enough.
  2. Get the programme: A timed agenda for one or more days, with an exercise for every block and the reason it is there. Breaks, dinner and an evening slot if you want one.
  3. Prepare yourself: Notes on what to say when you open each part, what to watch for and how to close it. You lead the day without facilitation training.
  4. Make the materials: Worksheets, canvases for the wall, slides and a short pre-read for the team.
  5. Keep the results: Run the day with the live view and take photos of the wall. Decisions and actions stay with the session.

Example: a one-day leadership offsite

9:00Check-in: what each person needs from today20 min
9:20Looking back: what worked this year, what cost us energy60 min
10:20Break15 min
10:35Everything on the table: all current priorities on one wall45 min
11:20Choosing: dot voting and a hard cut to three40 min
12:00Lunch60 min
13:00Per priority: an owner, a first step and what we stop doing75 min
14:15Break15 min
14:30How we work together: two agreements we hold each other to60 min
15:30Close: each person says what they will do on Monday30 min

Common offsite topics

  • Priorities and strategy for next year
  • Team building for a new or merged team
  • Leadership development for a management team
  • Values and ways of working
  • Roles and responsibilities after a reorganisation
  • Kick-off for a new project or a new year

Who uses it

Managers and team leads who run their own offsite. HR business partners who support several teams. Leadership teams that prepare the day together. Consultants who need a solid draft for a client offsite.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a facilitator?

Not for most offsites. Every exercise comes with steps and notes on what to say. For a team in serious conflict, an outside facilitator is still the better choice.

Can it plan more than one day?

Yes. Describe how many days you have and METODIC plans them day by day, with an arc across the whole offsite.

Can my team see the programme beforehand?

Yes. Share a link: viewing is free and needs no account. You can also make a pre-read with the goals and the programme.

Is it free?

The agenda generator is free and needs no account. The free plan gives you 15 credits when you sign up and 5 every month. Paid plans start at €10 a month.

Which languages does it support?

Nine: English, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian and Chinese. The programme and all materials come in the language you write in.

Plan your next offsite

Start with one sentence: what must your team have decided by the end of the day?

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