Meaningful meetings and retreats for transformative team experiences

PlayFull Retreats

Perhaps you’re stumped by how to lead your team and achieve your mission in the duality of this moment. Perhaps you’re wondering how to care for their well-being while also adding to their to-do list.

Maybe you want to spark spontaneous moments, get away from the daily grind, and spend time visioning the future.

And you want remote teams to know each other better , breaking down silos to weave an organizational tapestry that is as strong as it is beautiful. 

Your goal is happier people and higher-functioning teams. The result is more mission, more meaning, and greater commitment to your theory of change. It is possible. It's happening every day in office suites, conference centers, and mountain retreats around the world.

Let us show you how.

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“Kristine’s talent for bringing together people and resources to develop new ideas and strategies is energizing and inspiring. Kristine and her team at ImpactFull help organizations and leaders achieve their goals, and spark innovation for social good.”

— MINDEE BARHAM
Vice President, Development — CodePath.org

Don’t worry if your board retreats are stale. No sweat if your weekly staff meeting is lame. Help is on the way if your team is struggling with virtual, in-person, or hybrid schedules.

Let ImpactFull add a little play, create a dynamic agendas, weave in an element of surprise, and voila ... 

Suddenly, board members are clamoring for their next retreat. It’s standing-room-only at the monthly all-staff.

And seniors leaders are vying for a chance to present at the next Exec Team meeting, bringing their special gift to the group.

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PlayFull Retreats

ImpactFull’s PlayFull Retreat approach is as practical as it is delightful, providing tools and best-in-class planning including:

  • “Meeting Mission” discovery sessions

  • Guest “shepherding” to build excitement before you convene

  • Curated pre-work to help guests prepare and increase engagement 

  • Coordination with outside vendors and venues

  • Daily agendas and surprises for multi-day events

  • Tight and tailored materials

  • Post-meeting surveys, evaluation, and next-step mapping

“Kristine has a unique ability to build trust and lead groups to unexpected outcomes that make both the parts and the whole better. She is a trusted partner.”

— NORMA CUMPIAN
Anti-Recidivism Coalition

FAQs

  • ImpactFull specializes in designing events ranging from 3 hours to 3-days, with interest and aptitude for meetings as short as one hour and as long as one week.

  • You're the expert in what you want to accomplish. We'll help make it happen. Working with you, we will seamlessly weave together an agenda that features all the people and issues you want to include.

  • Yes, ImpactFull begins working on curating your event and ensuring lasting results from the moment we get the assignment. Discovery interviews with key stakeholders uncover the goals and hoped for results, we design and refine with these in mind all the way through to a post-meeting wrap report.

  • For an extra fee, ImpactFull will handle all event logistics, coordinating between a representative from your organization and outside parties ranging from food & beverage, overnight accommodations, recreation & outings, AV, transportation, etc.

  • “Your meeting design was beyond compare.”

    — ANDRONIKI LAGOS
    Urbane Collective

  • “Kristine has a way to make everyone around the table feel welcome, equal, and vital to reach the goals we've set.”

    — ROSE BROWN
    Anti-Recidivism Coalition

  • “Can't believe we had so much fun — and got so much done!”

    — STACIA SILVA
    Transformational Prison Project

ABOUT KRISTINE

At panels around the world, in meeting rooms big and small, on stage or across the table 1x1, Kristine has designed and delivered impactful content for more than three decades to changemakers and their teams. Trained as a journalist, sought-after as a panelist, emcee, and paid public speaker, Kristine has the passion, enthusiasm, and strategic insight to help you and your team accomplish more than they expected and have more fun than they thought possible -- all in service of things as lofty as your mission and as practical as your to-do list.