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NNorthlight StudioMoodboard 2 of 3

What should the days hold?

Tap images to react. Tell us what you’d want more of, and what you’d skip.

A long table of people making wreaths from greenery at a workshop

Five colleagues leaning over a table of laptops and notes

A woman speaking to the room from the front, beside a laptop

A crowd of colleagues talking at an evening event

Two colleagues presenting to a seated teammate in a bright room

Three colleagues laughing together at a wooden table with laptops

A bright room with a long shared table under paper lanterns

Three women in a meeting at a table by a tall window

A small team round a table in a room with brick walls and plants

A team working around one long wooden table, seen from above

A team meeting at a large table, seen from above

An open office with desks, a lounge corner and brick walls

A long room of desks and screens under hanging lights

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Form 1 of 3

Question 3 • Spectrum

How full should the days be?

Left endpointPlenty of free timeRight endpointPacked from start to finish

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From one link to an offsite people want to go to.

Five steps, in the order they happen.

Start from the template.
Offsite plan is ready to send: seven questions, eight pictures and three pairs. Put in your own dates and ideas.
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Offsite plan3 stepsOne laneBy group
WelcomeAlways first
Before the offsiteSlides · 7 questions
What should the days hold?8 images
Which day would you rather have?3 pairs
EndingAlways last
Step 2 of 3 · Moodboard
What should the days hold?
Eight ideas for the days away, from a workshop to a long lunch. Swap in your own venue and plans before you send it.
8images5to react to
Open in Moodboard studio
Moodboard 2 of 3
What should the days hold?
Tap images to react. Tell us what you’d want more of, and what you’d skip.
Send one link to the whole team.
Post it in your team channel or email it. Each person answers on their own.
EncorePeople teamSpring offsiteOffsite planSavedComposePreviewSend
Offsite plan3 stepsOne laneBy group
WelcomeAlways first
Before the offsiteSlides · 7 questions
What should the days hold?8 images
Which day would you rather have?3 pairs
EndingAlways last
Welcome
Offsite plan
Your note, what they’ll do and how long it takes.
Welcome
Offsite plan
We’re planning the offsite and want it to work for everyone. A few questions and pictures. Answer for yourself.
What you’ll do
Answer 7 short questions
React to about 8 images
Choose between 3 pairs of images
You can stop and pick up where you left off.
Begin
×Send a link
Offsite plan
The link is copied. Paste it into your own email or message.
Who it’s forEveryone
https://encorehq.co/d/r7Hm2kQ9LwCopied
DoneOpen the link
Anyone with the link can open it. You can turn a link off any time from the project’s Share, under Manage links.
They tell you what works for them.
Which dates they can make, how full the days should be, and what you need to plan for so they can take part.
What your team sees · one question at a time
NNorthlight StudioForm 1 of 3Saved to secure session
Question 4 • This / Not That
Finish each line
Move through each line and choose the word that lands closer.
1
Evenings should betogether
togetherfree
2
Sessions should be in
small groupsone room
3
The place should be
closeworth the trip
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They react to what the days could hold.
They click a picture, rate it and say why, from a hands-on workshop to a long lunch.
What your team sees · they click a picture, rate it and say why
NNorthlight StudioMoodboard 2 of 3
What should the days hold?
Tap images to react. Tell us what you’d want more of, and what you’d skip.
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Step 1 of 3×
How does this image land?
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What draws you in? Select all that apply.
Color paletteTypographyLayout & compositionMood & energyTexture & materialityPhotography styleOverall aesthetic
How does it make you feel? (optional)
PremiumApproachableBoldCalmAuthenticInnovativeWarmClean
Anything else? (optional)Doing something with our hands, together. Not another day of slides.
CancelBackNextBackSave
See what most people want, and why.
Results shows the ideas most people liked, where the team splits, and each person’s reasons in their own words.
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Results
Offsite plan1Before the offsite2What should the days hold?3Which day would you rather have?Who you asked
Chapter 2 of 3 · Moodboard
What should the days hold?
Twelve of fourteen people have answered. Open an image to see their reasons and their own words.
12answered2to go
8 images, most liked firstSort
A hands-on workshop10 liked · 1 passed · Most liked
Reasons
Mood & energy 8
Color palette 3
How it felt
Warm 7
Approachable 6
In their words
Doing something with our hands, together. Not another day of slides.
AdePin
A long lunch9 liked · 2 passed · Most liked
A working session on next year6 liked · 5 passed · Split

A free template: Offsite plan.

Seven questions, eight pictures and three pairs. Change the dates and ideas before you send it.

1Which dates work
2The work or each other
3How full the days should be
4Evenings, group size and travel
5What to keep and what to pass on
6Whether to stay overnight
7What to plan for

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Sequence7 questionsAdd

01Which dates work for you?Pick Many

02The work vs Each otherWord Pair

03How full should the days be?Spectrum

04Finish each lineThis / Not That

05Which of these would you like?Pick Many

06Should we stay overnight?Stake Binary

07Anything we should plan for?Long answer

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SlidesOne question per screenClassicEvery question on one page

Question 6 • Stake Binary

Should we stay overnight?

Stay one night

A hotel near the venue, so day two starts there.

$180 a person

YYes, stay a nightNNo, home each night

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Questions from people teams.

Yes. Make a short Form for every new starter at 30 days, such as how settled they feel and what they wish they’d known in week one, and send each one the same link.

Yes. Ask what went well, what to change and what to keep, then share Results with the team so everyone sees where people agree.

Yes. Put people in groups in the Flow, and choose which steps each group sees.

No. They open your link, type their name and start. Email is optional.

No. Encore is for the decisions you’re about to make with your team, such as an offsite or a new way of working, not ongoing engagement scores.

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What your team sees · when they finish

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All set

Thank you, Ade.

Your responses have been recorded. The team can now review what you shared.

Your 16 answers, one tile each: 7 questions, 6 images, 3 pairs

Here’s what we heard

This is what stood out in what you chose.

The images you rated highest

The words you chose

WarmApproachableSmall groups

Ask your team before you decide for them

From one link to an offsite people want to go to.

Start from the template.

What should the days hold?

Send one link to the whole team.

Offsite plan

They tell you what works for them.

They react to what the days could hold.

See what most people want, and why.

Results

What should the days hold?

Reasons

How it felt

In their words

A free template: Offsite plan.

Questions from people teams.

Can I use it for a new starter check-in?

Can I run a team retro with it?

Can I send different questions to managers?

Does everyone need an account?

Is this a replacement for an engagement survey platform?

What does it cost?

Plan the offsite around what your team wants.

The images you rated highest

The words you chose