TBD Team Retreat Development and Facilitation
A customized team development process that uses discovery, strategic design, and facilitation to help teams reflect, align, and move important work forward.
At TBD, we do not usually approach retreats as one-time events. In most cases, teams need more than a single session to do meaningful work well. Whether a team is clarifying vision, navigating change, rebuilding trust, strengthening collaboration, or preparing for a new phase of work, real progress takes more than one day. It takes time for discovery, reflection, shared learning, and follow-through.
That is why our retreat work is designed as a collaborative process.
We begin by learning about the team, the context, and what is happening beneath the surface. Through conversations with the team leader and selected team members, we identify the current state, clarify key questions and pressure points, and determine the type of support most needed. From there, we collaboratively design the pre-retreat, during-retreat, and post-retreat experience so the work is grounded in the team’s real needs and more likely to lead to meaningful progress.
This approach helps ensure the retreat is not only engaging in the moment but also useful, relevant, and connected to what the team needs most.
Not every team needs a retreat. Most teams need a process. We design retreats as part of a larger team development experience so the work is grounded, useful, and more likely to last.
How We Work
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Discover
We meet with the team leader and gather input from team members to understand the team’s current reality, needs, challenges, and goals.
Deliverable:
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Information gathering
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One-on-one and group listening sessions
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Summary of discovery themes and observations
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Design
We use what we learn to collaboratively shape the retreat's purpose, outcomes, agenda, and supporting activities.
Deliverable:
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Review of discovery themes with the team leader
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Determination of pre-retreat readiness and resources
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Design of retreat experience and agenda
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Facilitate
We guide the retreat experience to support reflection, honest conversation, shared learning, and forward movement.
Deliverables:
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Intentional and strategic retreat facilitation
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Identifiable retreat outcomes
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Flexible and agile approach during facilitation
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Extend
We help the team carry the work forward through debrief, recommendations, and follow-up support.
Deliverables
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Post-retreat resources and strategies
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Recommendations for continued leadership and team development
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Additional learning and/or coaching as determined collaboratively
What This May Include
Our approach is flexible and by design. Rather than using a one-size-fits-all model, we tailor each retreat and team development process to the specific context, goals, and needs of the team so the work is grounded, relevant, and actionable.
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Discovery conversations with the team leader
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Individual and or group conversations with team members
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Review of relevant background materials and context
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Summary of current state themes, opportunities, and needs
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Collaborative retreat design and agenda development
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Pre-retreat reflection activities or preparation as needed
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Retreat facilitation
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Post-retreat debrief, and next-step support
Best Fit For
This work is especially valuable for:
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New or evolving teams
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Leadership teams clarifying vision and direction
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Departments navigating change or transition
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Teams rebuilding alignment, trust, or communication
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Groups that need more than a one-time session to move forward well
TBD Team Retreat Development and Facilitation Pricing
A customized team development process that helps teams reflect, align, and move important work forward through discovery, strategic design, and facilitation.
Our approach is flexible and by design. Each retreat and team development process is tailored to the team’s context, goals, and needs, so the work is relevant and actionable. Customized retreat and coaching packages are developed in collaboration with leadership and can create opportunities for stronger alignment and cost savings when bundled intentionally. Retreats may be offered virtually or in person, depending on goals, team needs, and available resources.
Best for leadership teams, departments, and cross-functional groups that need more than a one-time session to clarify vision, strengthen alignment, navigate change, or reset how they work together.
Includes:
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Discovery with the team leader and team members, as needed
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Review of background information and current state
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Collaborative retreat design and agenda development
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Retreat facilitation
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Post-retreat debrief and recommendations
Suggested investment:
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Half-day virtual retreat development and facilitation: starting at $5,000
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Full-day in-person retreat development and facilitation: starting at $8,500 per day
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Multi-session team retreat and development process: starting at $15,000
Because these engagements are highly customized, pricing is determined based on scope, number of discovery conversations, retreat length, preparation needs, and post-retreat support requested.
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