16/02/2026
This year, we took three days to step away from our work and look at ourselves as a team.
We came together to celebrate ourselves.
We came together, to be honest.
Over these days, we spoke about what works, what doesn’t, and the things we usually avoid saying out loud. Some conversations were uncomfortable. Some were overdue. But all of them mattered.
In between those conversations, we found space to just be together: we played games, shared treats, laughed a little louder, and sat down to watch a movie as a team. Because trust isn’t built only in serious conversations.
We appreciated each other.
We called out patterns that slow us down.
We questioned how we work, not just what we do.
We argued over what we are: a team, a family, a band or a bunch of like-minded people, and in doing so, we wrote our culture manifesto. One that doesn’t pretend we’re perfect but reminds us what we’re trying to build.
We made a list of what we need to stop, what we must start, and what’s worth continuing. We talked money, fundraising, and the hard realities of sustaining audacious work. We set our BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) as responsibilities we now carry together.
We ended clearer. Lighter. More aligned.
This is us recalibrating, not because things were broken, but because we
believe we do our best work when we’re honest, accountable, and together 🤲❤️
