4-5 days program

Innovate Getaway: Hackathon Retreat

Challenge

Day-to-day operations often leave little room for innovation and exploration of new ideas that can significantly benefit a company. Meanwhile, the creative potential of teams remains underutilized, and groundbreaking ideas remain on the periphery, never fully explored.

Our Solution

Innovate Getaway is designed to give these ideas center stage in an environment that encourages free thinking and rapid prototyping. By stepping out of the office and into a more relaxed and inspiring setting, teams can shift their focus from execution to innovation. The hackathon encourages taking those lingering ideas and giving them shape through concentrated effort and cross-collaboration among teams.

The Innovate Getaway is a carefully curated experience that guides your team from ideation to prototype, followed by strategic integration into your business roadmap. It's a chance to refresh, recharge, and rethink the way you innovate.

Program Outline

  • Day 1: Arrival and Relaxation, Evening Idea Pitches, and Team Formation

  • Day 2: Prototype Charting and Hacking Begins

  • Day 3: Continued Hacking and Prototype Refinement

  • Day 4: Morning Hacking, Lunchtime Pitch Session, Afternoon Relaxation

  • Day 5 (Optional): Strategic Incorporation Workshop to Integrate Hackathon Outcomes into Roadmap

Program Benefits

  • Creative Exploration: A dedicated space and time to explore and develop new ideas.

  • Team Building: Foster stronger team bonds through collaborative and fun challenges.

  • Strategic Value: Beyond the hackathon, gain tangible prototypes and a plan to integrate them into your business.

  • Relaxed Environment: Balance intense hacking with leisure activities to rejuvenate your team.

Who This Is For

The Innovate Getaway is perfect for companies looking to:

  • Energize their teams with a creative and productive break from routine.

  • Explore and prototype ideas that have the potential to become significant projects.

  • Strengthen team dynamics in a unique and engaging way.

  • Strategically plan for the incorporation of innovative solutions into their current business model.

With the Innovate Getaway, you're not just running a hackathon; you're creating an innovation incubator that refreshes your team and injects fresh, executable ideas into your company's roadmap.

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Our approach

Direction

No two business retreats are the same. We want to understand your goals as a company and how the business retreat can best support that.

Your Program

We draft a custom program, select possible accommodations and activities and send you a detailed proposal including budget.

Arrangements

We will set a timeline and (once agreed) book all of the accommodations, activities, food & drinks, workspace and transport. We'll share a full itinerary and program schedule to all team members.

Arrival

On your travel days, we will pick you up at the airport in Lisbon and make sure you settle in nicely in our wonderful town.

Getaway

During your Getaway, you will be accompanied by our workshop facilitators, experts and locals who guide you when you need them.

Aftercare

We will check in with you regularly to see if your goals are met. After the Getaway we always check in with you to help support the long term goals and changes that started during your Getaway.

Our approach

Direction

No two business retreats are the same. We want to understand your goals as a company and how the business retreat can best support that.

Your Program

We draft a custom program, select possible accommodations and activities and send you a detailed proposal including budget.

Arrangements

We will set a timeline and (once agreed) book all of the accommodations, activities, food & drinks, workspace and transport. We'll share a full itinerary and program schedule to all team members.

Arrival

On your travel days, we will pick you up at the airport in Lisbon and make sure you settle in nicely in our wonderful town.

Getaway

During your Getaway, you will be accompanied by our workshop facilitators, experts and locals who guide you when you need them.

Aftercare

We will check in with you regularly to see if your goals are met. After the Getaway we always check in with you to help support the long term goals and changes that started during your Getaway.