Designing a 7-Day Offsite for 70 People
A fully curated experience blending strategy, connection, and culture for a globally distributed team.


Designing a 7-Day Offsite for 70 People
A fully curated experience blending strategy, connection, and culture for a globally distributed team.


  • Client:
    Matter Labs is a globally distributed team operating in a fast-moving, high-pressure environment.
    Location:
    Lisbon, Portugal
  • Goals:
    Their goal was not just to “gather the team,” but to create a space where:
    • people genuinely connect beyond work
    • leadership aligns on key topics
    • the team gains energy and clarity for the next phase
    At the same time, the team consists largely of engineers and analytical thinkers — a group that typically doesn’t respond to traditional team-building formats.

  • Our Approach:
    We design environments for transformation.
    For this offsite, we approached it as a holistic experience, where every element serves a purpose.
    We designed:
    • A balance between structured work and unstructured connection
    • Spaces for both deep conversations and lightness
    A rhythm that allowed people to open up naturally — without pressure

  • What We Delivered:
    End-to-End Experience Design & Execution
    • Full logistics (travel, accommodation, coordination)
    • Strategic session design
    • Facilitation of group and leadership sessions
    • Wellness program (body, mind, recovery)
    • Social experiences and bonding activities
    • Evening events, parties, and concerts
    • Every detail was intentionally crafted to support both performance and connection.
  • The Atmosphere:
    One of our core intentions was simple:
    Make people feel like they are not attending an event — but being hosted as guests in our home.
    Warmth, care, attention to detail, and human presence were at the center of everything we did.
    This created a space where:
    • people felt safe
    • conversations became real
    • connections formed naturally
  • Outcome:
    The result was a highly engaged, energized team with significantly stronger internal connections.
    Feedback from participants:
    • “The best offsite we’ve ever had”
    • “I connected with people I’ve worked with for years for the first time”
    • “This changed how I see the team”
  • Strategic Value:
    Beyond the experience itself, this offsite created:
    • stronger cross-team relationships
    • improved communication
    • higher trust within leadership and teams
    • increased energy and motivation
    In fast-scaling, distributed companies, this is not a “nice to have” — it directly impacts execution speed and outcomes.
How we design your offsite
We listen first
We dive into your context - business stage, team dynamics, pain points and what success looks like. Think of it as a strategic diagnosis.
We choose the right tools
From facilitation formats to altered states, we build a toolkit that matches your goals - no generic templates, just what really works.
We design the container
We combine space, rhythm, and logistics into one coherent experience: from mountains to coastlines, silence to celebration - all shaped around your team’s needs and energy.
We run it together
And then we bring it to life - holding the process so you can show up, fully present.
See how Deepn can take your
offsites to the next level
See how Deepn can
take your offsites
to the next level
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