Offsite Meeting Agenda Template (One-Day Team Offsite)

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OFFSITE MEETING AGENDA

Offsite theme: [Theme or main question for the day]
Date: [Date]
Venue: [Venue and address]
Start and end time: [e.g. 9:00 to 15:30]
Facilitator: [Name, ideally not the team lead]
Note taker: [Name]
Attendees: [Team members]
Pre-read: [Link to plan, results and survey summary]

TIMED AGENDA (350 minutes)

0:00  Welcome and ground rules (15 min) | Owner: Team lead
      Say why the team is off site, what the day must produce, and set rules: phones away, one conversation at a time.
0:15  Warm-up and check-in (20 min) | Owner: Facilitator
      A short exercise that gets everyone speaking in the first 30 minutes, including quieter team members.
0:35  Review of the past six months (45 min) | Owner: Team lead
      Show results against goals, then ask the team what they would keep, stop and start.
1:20  Strategy session: where we focus next (60 min) | Owner: Facilitator
      Work in two or three small groups on one question, then bring ideas back. Vote to narrow to a short list.
2:20  Lunch (45 min) | Owner: Organiser
      A real break away from the room, with no work discussion forced. Seating mixed by team.
3:05  Working session: plan the top priorities (60 min) | Owner: Priority owners
      Each priority gets an owner, a first milestone, a risk, and what help they need from the team.
4:05  Break and walk (15 min) | Owner: Organiser
      A short outdoor walk or coffee. Energy drops after lunch and a break brings it back.
4:20  Team time: working together (45 min) | Owner: Facilitator
      One activity on how the team works: feedback, handoffs or communication. Pick one problem only.
5:05  Commitments and owners (30 min) | Owner: Team lead
      Read the list of decisions and priorities. Each person states what they personally commit to.
5:35  Close and feedback (15 min) | Owner: Facilitator
      Ask for one thing that worked and one to change for the next offsite. Say when notes will arrive.

ACTION ITEMS
Task | Owner | Due
[Task] | [Name] | [Date]

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