29 Sep Culinary expedition – 5 reasons to organise Kick-off meetings and team building days at an external location
Change of scenery works wonders
The new year offers opportunities for fresh energy, new goals, and creative strategies. Whether you are organising a New Year’s event, a healing session or a kick-off for your team, meetings outside your own office walls are essential. And the type of venue also plays a crucial role. Why choose a setting other than the office? Here are 5 compelling reasons:
- Looking ahead in an inspiring environment
A new space inspires. By leaving the office, you also leave the daily routine and any constraints behind. It helps to look at challenges or issues with fresh eyes and to think out-of-the-box. A perfect setting to let go of old patterns and find new energy for what is to come.
- Strengthen commitment and team spirit
Getting together in an external location creates connection and commitment. It breaks the standard work dynamic and promotes mutual contact. When you are together as a team in an inspiring environment, new insights and different conversations arise more quickly.
- From idea to execution
How do you turn good plans into real actions? Organising a dynamic programme at an inspiring location not only helps you come up with new ideas or strategies, it also gives you the opportunity to make them concrete. By stepping out of the daily grind, you and your team can translate objectives into practical implementation. You create a setting where you can make ideas come to life.
- Creativity through a different setting
A different space stimulates creative thinking. A brainstorming session or strategy day in a special setting allows you to bring out the best in your team. Whether you choose a rustic farmhouse, a modern meeting location, a place in the middle of nature or a stylish historic building in the centre of Amsterdam, a good location helps you look at problems from a different perspective and come up with innovative solutions.
- New energy and inspiration
Starting the new year at a unique location, with a surprising interpretation that deviates from the normal, stimulates the senses. The energy of an original, nice place is contagious and lifts the atmosphere and experience of the event to a higher level. This creates a shared experience that lingers as a positive memory.
Bonus Tip: Choose the right venue
Go for a venue that suits the goals of your session. Consider places with enough room for creativity, an inspiring ambience, and facilities that support teamwork. A location outside the office is not only an investment in a great day, but also in the future of your team and organisation.
So what are you waiting for? Make your strategy session, New Year’s event or team building an unforgettable experience. Start the new year off right, with new insights and concrete plans!
Need help?
Besides our own location in our monumental canal house on the Egelaniers- and Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, we can also organise your event and meeting with matching culinary experience at other locations for you. Call or email us to discuss your wishes and plans so that we can make a tailor-made proposal to achieve your goals.