10 Degrees Retreat 2023
![The 10 Degrees team standing outside the house we stayed in, on the first day of the retreat.](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/0DD514D4-E5AE-436B-A02E-634C7285FF69_1_201_a-792x384.jpeg)
Last week saw the return of our annual company retreat, this year in Bournemouth. Each year we escape the office and take time out to bond as a team, review our goals and have deeper conversations about our products and services. It serves as a catalyst for idea generation and provides the team with a place to connect with each other with shared experiences.
![The 10 Degrees team standing outside the house we stayed at on the first day at the retreat.](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/0DD514D4-E5AE-436B-A02E-634C7285FF69_1_201_a-1024x758.jpeg)
Being by the beach with such glorious weather meant we could nip down for a morning swim or walk as the sun came up.
![Sunrise over the sea at Bournemouth beach](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_0735-edited-scaled.jpeg)
This year we held a review session on H1 company performance and workshops on goal setting, marketing and technology. In each of the workshops we used a variety of techniques to write down our ideas, resulting in over 200 ideas being recorded on post-its which are now being transferred into a Miro board to plan our next steps.
![Post it notes pinned to a wall as part of our 10 Degrees workshop](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/59980F2E-605A-4BB5-99A6-04EDF26EBA13_1_105_c-edited.jpeg)
(Pip Decks massively helped structure the workshop sessions and provide inspiration with team engagement).
It’s a time for reflection and planning. But we also have fun together in the house that we hire for four days.
![John and Ben enjoy a game of pool during our downtime](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_0626-1024x576.jpeg)
The team-building elements took on a Taskmaster theme, which saw the team taking part in a variety of tasks to earn points throughout the weekend. The grand prize was a pineapple. Congratulations to Ben who won the inaugural event!
![The 10 Degrees team, blowing up the biggest balloon without popping.](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/C87E5C2E-FE50-4C03-B85B-27650B36526C_1_105_c-edited.jpeg)
On Saturday afternoon we squeezed in an escape room, which the team managed to complete with 4.5 minutes to spare!
![The 10 Degrees team at Marvo Mysteries escape room](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4D3EFF4A-C49B-4B7A-9220-C4C45401C89B_1_105_c-1024x683.jpeg)
We also spent a lot amount of time playing with John’s Mokuro fidget flipper 😂
![Tim displaying his self portrait](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1887AE5E-5F61-48A7-BD9A-CD4A6237C403_1_105_c.jpeg)
![John and Jon in their tailored newspaper suits](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/7402BFB5-6176-41AB-8A70-14750EF62956_1_105_c.jpeg)
![John reading out the first Taskmaster task - get the duck as high as possible.](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/D99C0393-9B1C-4C3F-9207-3EBC09D75CB1_1_105_c.jpeg)
![A glorious sunset walk along Bournemouth beach.](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/71172C07-FB52-46C0-A11E-806CC42D2006_1_105_c.jpeg)
![Sunrise over the sea at Bournemouth beach.](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/47862315-069B-4F7D-9ECD-B3CD2F6F49E9_4_5005_c.jpeg)
![One of three different strategy workshops that were run at the retreat.](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6A39F030-4FFD-4876-BC19-7F2EBCC51CAA_1_105_c.jpeg)
![The Taskmaster prize](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/72CC9E30-E4E3-4834-829F-1E489E24CA38_1_105_c.jpeg)
![Task 6 - find the most interesting thing to put two googly eyes on and take the best photo.](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/A8C83B57-AB4C-470B-BEEF-A4C66538BD91_1_105_c.jpeg)
![A walk around the New Forest concluded our retreat on the Sunday.](https://www.10degrees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/87B084C9-1611-4A0A-910F-CF13062FD1B7_1_105_c.jpeg)