A three-day Lake Tahoe offsite designed by organizational psychologists to help teams tune in to themselves, each other, and shared goals

Now booking for Fall 2026

Lake Tahoe

Teams of 20-50

3 days / 2 nights

All-inclusive pricing starting at $3000/person

Why teams come to us

You raised a round and doubled headcount, and the people who joined last quarter don't know why the company works the way it does.

Your team is distributed or hybrid, and the relationships are functional but not deep. Information moves fine on Slack; trust doesn't.

Meetings are polite and decisions go unchallenged, then get relitigated in DMs afterward. The people closest to the problems aren't the ones speaking up about them.

AI is reshaping what your team does, and the work that remains depends on the things software can't do: judgment, honest disagreement, and the willingness to flag what isn't working.

These are not logistics problems, and they don't get solved by a nice venue and a ropes course. They are problems of trust, candor, and connection, and there is decades of organizational research on how to address them. That research is what we do for a living.

The science of connection, rooted in nature

We are organizational psychologists, not just event planners. Our research focuses on why people speak up at work and why they stay silent, and the evidence on this is consistent: the highest-performing teams are the ones where people feel safe to raise problems, challenge ideas, and admit mistakes. That kind of psychological safety is built through shared experience, and it is built fastest through shared effort.

A rich body of research shows that a distinct kind of trust forms when people work through physical challenges together. We use that science to design offsites where the connection your team builds outdoors transfers back to how they work indoors, and we measure whether it did.

The Attuned To process

Discovery

A member of our team visits your office in person to assess your specific needs and gather the feedback that will shape the design of your offsite.

Preparation

We begin with a discovery call to discuss your goals, understand your organizational dynamics, and determine whether working together is the right fit.

Offsite

Three days in Tahoe, with every detail designed around your team. Time is divided between outdoor activities, structured workshops, dining, and adventuring.

Reflection

A member of our team returns to your office in person to review what was learned during the offsite and help apply those insights in daily practice.

Sample itinerary

  • Approximately one month in advance, we visit your office in person to get to know your team, collect feedback, and assess your organizational needs.

  • Morning: Depart for Lake Tahoe

    Midday: Lunch and a shared outdoor activity along the way

    Afternoon: Arrive, check in, and settle in for happy hour

    Evening: Group dinner in downtown Truckee

  • Morning: On-site breakfast, followed by rock climbing at Donner Pass with certified guides

    Afternoon: Happy hour and free time to relax or explore

    Evening: On-site dinner and a team communication workshop

  • Morning: Breakfast on-site, followed by pottery and lunch by the lake

    Afternoon: Closing reflection and departure

  • Approximately one week after the experience, we return to your office in person to review what was learned and help your team integrate those lessons into daily practice.

Our founder

Tory’s first foray into voice was during her PhD dissertation, where she explored voice through three perspectives: the moral motivation to speak up, voice as an ongoing process rather than a one-time event, and how competing goals—such as making a favorable impression while attempting to effect change—shape how people communicate at work. This academic work builds on her more than 25 years of experience across industries, from edtech (Aplia) and innovation management (Spigit) to entrepreneurship. She holds a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in organizational learning and a bachelor's degree in economics with a concentration in business administration.

Tory's move to Tahoe for graduate school introduced her to rock climbing, where she experienced firsthand the community and connection that come from shared physical activity. She came to see that the trust and clarity found on the rock are often the exact elements missing on the job. Bridging these two contexts, Tory's work focuses on expanding the diversity of perspectives within organizations and supporting the sustained learning and growth that helps teams do their best work.

Tory Taylor

FAQ’s

  • We design these experiences for groups of 20 to 50 people. This range is intentional; it is large enough to represent complex organizational structures and diverse perspectives, yet small enough to maintain the safety, intimacy, and cohesion required meaningful connection.

  • We are currently booking retreats for fall 2026. Because our process is consultative and includes an in-person diagnostic assessment at your office roughly one month prior to the event, we need at least a couple month of lead time. This ensures we have adequate time to analyze your team's feedback, build a custom curriculum, and secure accommodations with our local partners.

  • We partner with a small selection of vetted properties in the Lake Tahoe region. Our primary location is a boutique hotel near downtown Truckee that features an on-site restaurant and private meeting spaces. This setup ensures your team has a comfortable, quiet basecamp with the necessary infrastructure for meaningful connection.

  • Activities are selected based on your team's physical comfort levels and the specific objectives identified during our pre-retreat assessment. We partner with certified local mountain guides to facilitate experiences such as rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, paddleboarding, or winter activities such as skiing and snowshoeing. Every activity is selected for its capacity to foster genuine community through shared physical activity.

  • Our pricing covers the complete scope of our advisory work and retreat logistics. This includes the initial in-person office assessment, all lodging and group meals in Tahoe, outdoor activities with certified local guides, all workshop materials, and the post-retreat reflection session at your office. Travel to and from Tahoe is handled separately; many teams prefer to drive, though we are happy to assist in arranging group bus transportation if needed.

  • Yes. We handle the operations, partner management, on-site logistics, and meal coordination from start to finish. Once the dates are set and your goals are established, we manage the details so your team can focus entirely on the experience.

  • We ground our designs in established management and behavioral research, with a specific focus on organizational learning (e.g., Argyris & Schön), systems thinking (Senge), and sensemaking (Weick). The exact foundation we build upon depends on your team's current dynamics. For instance, if your organization is navigating communication challenges, we would probably draw heavily from the employee voice and organizational communication literatures to design targeted learning opportunities.

  • At this time, our primary service is Tahoe retreats. On a case by case basis, we offer ongoing coaching services to organizations. We currently do not offer retreats outside of Tahoe.

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