Building alignment within a newly formed team to spark ideas to life with just two weeks’ notice

Case Study | #entertainment

Context & challenges

An international leader in the entertainment industry came to us with an urgent request: design and deliver a high-impact offsite for a newly formed leadership team with just two weeks’ notice.

The team’s first mission was critical: align quickly and generate innovative ideas to transform the company’s market approach. The challenge wasn’t just the tight turnaround. This was a brand-new team, meaning no established dynamics, no shared understanding, and no time to waste.

With less than a month to plan, they identified their need for expert facilitation, an engaging agenda, and activities that delivered real impact.

Success meant hitting the ground running, delivering a seamless offsite that built trust, clarified goals, and sparked the creative thinking needed for their first major project. Failure? A disjointed team without direction at a pivotal business moment.

Solution

Our aim — create clarity, cohesion, and energy quickly to build an engaging schedule that would foster alignment within the team and spark fresh ideas to life. Under a tight time crunch, it’s not a task without hurdles.

Our consultants worked directly with the President and Chief of Staff to define success and translate it into a two-day, high-impact experience. The design focused on three principles:

1. Stakeholder collaboration

In partnering with the Chief of Staff, we helped stakeholders refine their ideas to bring to the event, which ensured cohesiveness.

2. Tailored energisers

We designed customised energizers into the agenda, built to unlock creativity, foster connection, and maintain momentum throughout the event.

3. Agility on the day

Daily stand-ups with the Chief of Staff and core stakeholders kept the team aligned and responsive. This allowed us to adapt on the go, pivoting whenever plans needed tweaking.

Results

With just 11 days from brief to delivery, the vision was brought to life flawlessly. The event ran like clockwork: every logistical detail handled, every session purposeful, and every voice in the room heard.

The outcome? A unified leadership team equipped with shared goals, a clear direction, and a suite of bold ideas to drive their next phase of growth. The client called it a “seamless, high-value experience”, a launchpad for their future success.

1

unified vision

11

working days from project kick-off to showtime

30

individual plans to communicate the unified vision for the division

23

presenters, speakers, or panelists

25

preparation meetings

35

senior executive participants

595

new connections sparked between leaders

Client Testimonials

You guys were so easy to work with. I was impressed with your flexibility and ability to pivot. There were a lot of twists and turns to bring this all together, but you guys handled all of it with grace and class.

Stakeholder

We couldn’t have done this without you.