At Elsewhere, we’ve spent years planning full-service retreats for some of the UK’s most respected teams, including Nike, Acast, Faculty and Amazon- and what we’ve seen time and again is this: if you want real change, you need to get out of the city.

There are so many studies that look at how to boost creativity and it’s why our best ideas rarely show up at our desks, but often appear in the shower, on a plane, or mid-hike.

We believe that where you meet shapes how you think. The traditional corporate meeting room- beige walls, fluorescent lighting, predictable layouts- often stifles creativity and limits genuine connection.

The best ideas don’t happen around a boardroom table. They happen beside a fire pit, over shared meals, during long walks in the countryside, or amidst the laughter of a team-building adventure.

Handling bigger groups of 250 and up was a challenge that we met head on… and won

So, what do high-performing teams do differently—and how can you design a retreat that delivers meaningful ROI? Let’s break it down.