Not your traditional retreat
Business Outcomes + Life Experiences + Personal Transformation
Whether for 20 or for 200 people, we help you run corporate retreats that are aligned with your organization’s goals, create WOW moments and life experiences, and facilitate meaningful personal transformations for the participants. All aligned by design.
How Sentient can help you plan your next retreat
WHAT WE DO
Our goal is to create impact to your organization and to your people. That is the reason we expand our engagement for weeks after the actual retreat ends, helping your people and organization deepen their relationships and put in practice the learnings, breakthroughs, and commitments they made during the retreat.
PLANNING
1. Discovery & alignment
- Interviews with the participants to better understand what they would like to get out of the retreat.
- Interview with the retreat decision-makers to clarify the retreat purpose.
2. Content design
- Theme, experiences and activities selection, design and arrangements.
- Learning engagements design.
- Strategy workshops designs.
- Pre-design of the post-retreat learning reinforcements and team bonding.
3. Travel arrangements
- Location and property selection.
- Meals and snacks selections.
- Airport-to-hotel transfer arrangements.
- Retreat transportation arrangements.
- Health and travel insurance.
- Participant individual preferences (ie. allergies or health considerations).
4. Branding and Communication
- Retreat website and online community.
- Retreat chatbot and Slack channel.
- Internal communication with participants (build up the hype!).
- Branded apparel, gifts and swag bags.
5.Budgeting
- Retreat budgeting (itemised)
EXECUTION
- Branded apparel and merchandising
- On-site staff
- On-site logistics
- Delivery the learning engagements
- Facilitate the strategy workshops
- Event, experience and activities management & execution
- Photo/Video documentation and production of retreat documentary
- Custom retreat gifts and swag bags
- Retreat wrap-up / closing ceremony
- Retreat evaluation
- Transport to airport
REINFORCEMENT
Learning Reinforcement (business outcomes, personal transformation)
This is usually a 3-12 month post-retreat engagement to help your people reinforce what they learned that may include anything from peer-learning sessions and journaling to online learning and private coaching.
Internal communication and Employer Branding
- Post-retreat journaling and sharing community.
- Content for your social media, internal communication, PR/Press Releases, recruiting & employer branding.
Retreat Evaluation
Evaluate the impact of the retreat 1, 3 and 6 months down the road on all three aspects: business outcomes, personal transformation, life experiences.
Retreat book
- Report - Images and stories - Budget
The unique approach of Sentient Experiences to design and run impactful retreats
HOW WE DO IT
1
BUSINESS OUTCOMES
Retreats are a heavy investment and they must be anchored to a business outcome.
2
PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION
Our retreats offer the opportunity to instigate meaningful personal transformation.
3
LIFE EXPERIENCES
Our retreats are immersive and memorable experiences.
Every meaningful learning experience starts with a solid discovery period.
- We start with the executives so we understand the overall business goals and outcomes they want to achieve and how the participants contribute to those. We also want to explore in what what they view the retreat impacting and accelerating the participants’ contribution towards those goals.
- Then we talk with the participants themselves in order to understand their roles (what they do, how they contribute), their role-related goals (what they want to do differently) and their personal transformation goals (how they want to be different in a way that is meaningful to elevating their ability to perform at their role and to having a meaningful personal transformation).
- Finally, we work with the retreat decision-makers to put everything together and decide on the retreat goals and context.
By the end of this phase we know very well what it is we want to achieve via the retreat and we are in a position now to design a retreat that will serve those goals.
We work closely with you and our learning experts, coaches, concierge and travel experts work together to design the most suitable experiences that simultaneously serve all our three pillars: business outcomes, life experiences, and personal transformation.
With our deep understanding of Learning Experience Design and knowing Greece inside-out, we are in a unique position to create one-of-a-kind retreats.
We are full-house retreat organisers taking care of all the deals, the vendors, the activities logistics, the program design, the accommodation and meal arrangements. From the big decisions to the smallest detail, we’ve got you covered.
Our coaches, learning designers, trainers, concierge staff, travel experts and event staff will be available to serve your people during the retreat.
Although our commitment to create amazing Life Experiences takes place during the retreat, our commitment to serving your business outcomes and participants’ personal transformation starts with the retreat.
To ensure that our work during the retreat will also have a practical impact on both a business and personal level, we constitute our engagement with the participants for 3-6 months after the retreat. This engagement may take the form of bi-weekly virtual sessions, personal journaling, online learning, microlearning, individual action plans review, personal coaching – to mention a few.
During that period we also evaluate the impact of the entire engagement (retreat and post-retreat).
Our Popular Retreat Destinations
Hosting a corporate retreat in Greece offers the perfect balance of culture, nature, and inspiration. With its stunning landscapes, rich history, and vibrant hospitality, Greece provides an ideal setting for fostering team collaboration, boosting creativity, and aligning company goals—while offering a rejuvenating experience for your employees.
1-3 Days
Mt. Olympus
Escape to tranquility with our exclusive mountain retreat. Nestled in breathtaking natural landscapes, our retreat offers luxury accommodations, rejuvenating wellness experiences, and adventurous outdoor activities. Perfect for those seeking relaxation, inspiration, or adventure in the serene beauty of the mountains.
3-10 days
Santorini
Bring your corporate retreat to Santorini, where breathtaking views and tranquility spark fresh ideas. Inspire your team with the island’s unique beauty, foster collaboration against a backdrop of stunning sunsets, and rejuvenate in a serene setting—ideal for driving innovation and strengthening team cohesion.
3-10 days
Athens
Host your corporate retreat in Athens, where ancient history meets modern innovation. Energize your team with the city's vibrant atmosphere, inspire collaboration in a hub of creativity, and explore rich cultural heritage—perfect for aligning your company’s vision while fostering fresh perspectives.
3-10 days
Thessaloniki
Plan your corporate retreat in Thessaloniki, a city where tradition blends with contemporary energy. Inspire your team with its vibrant culture, foster collaboration in a dynamic setting, and enjoy the unique mix of history and modernity—ideal for refreshing company goals and sparking creative ideas.
3-10 days
Chalkidiki
Choose Chalkidiki for your corporate retreat, where pristine beaches and lush nature inspire fresh perspectives. Strengthen team bonds in a peaceful, rejuvenating environment, and spark creativity surrounded by stunning coastal views—perfect for aligning your company’s goals while recharging in tranquility.
Included in all our retreats
Vassilis is a Mountain Leader and Rock Climber certified in UK and Greece. Vassilis has travelled around the world to appreciate the beauty of the nature while hiking, skiing or climbing on gorgeous places. However, the greatest satisfaction derives from the thousands of people Vassilis has guided to the mountains. Vassili’s passion lies in encouraging people to engage in outdoor activities and giving people the confidence and skills to take themselves further, always leaving no trace behind. He is a fun and engaging leader who cares about delivering his best for people. What matters to him is that the people he takes out feel comfortable, get everything they want out of the day, expand their knowledge and go home with smiles, eager to go again into the nature.
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