The Unexpected Joy of a No-Agenda Retreat
We are in an age of everything being scheduled. Every meeting has an agenda. Every trip has a plan. Every retreat has a defined "goal." Because of this ambition to maximize the effectiveness of every experience through action, we have lost the ability to have "space" where we can simply "be." This understanding of the outside world really came home for me at a retreat where there was no schedule, no presentations, and nothing of real consequence written on a whiteboard. The experience of being at this retreat changed my life forever. It was one of the most valuable experiences I've ever had. What Is a No-Agenda Retreat? "I have no agenda" retreats can be confusing. People don't know what to expect from them. There's no schedule of events and therefore no minimum required amount of "business" done during the retreat. It's also hard to tell if someone else at the retreat will have the same goals/expectations as you do. ...