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Team Gift Exchange Ideas That Don't End in Awkwardness

White elephant gifts that are actually funny. Secret Santa that doesn't feel forced. Here's how to do team gift exchanges right.

Trish7 min read
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Year in Review: What We Shipped in 2025

A look back at everything we built this year, from one-tap RSVPs to dietary tracking and beyond.

Thomas5 min read
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Holiday Party Planning: A Guide for People Who Hate Planning

You got voluntold to plan the holiday party. Here's how to pull it off without losing your mind or your weekend.

Trish6 min read
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The Group Chat Problem (And How to Fix It for Events)

Group chats are where event plans go to die. There's a better way to coordinate your next team outing.

Scott5 min read
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How Team Outings Reduce Employee Turnover

Companies with regular team outings see measurably lower turnover. Here's the data, and why it works.

Amanda6 min read
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Planning a Team Thanksgiving Dinner: The Complete Guide

Your team Thanksgiving dinner can actually bring people together, if you skip the corporate catering playbook and try something different.

Trish6 min read
employee engagement

Why Your Best Employees Are the Ones Organizing Team Events

The people who volunteer to plan team outings are showing you something important about their leadership potential.

Amanda6 min read
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Halloween Team Events That Aren't Cringe

Your team wants to have fun on Halloween. They don't want to do a trust fall in a pumpkin patch.

Trish6 min read
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The Last-Minute Team Outing Playbook

It's Tuesday afternoon and someone just said 'we should do something this week.' Here's how to make it happen.

Scott6 min read
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What Google, Stripe, and Basecamp Get Right About Team Events

Three very different companies, three very different approaches to team culture. But they all agree on one thing.

Trish6 min read
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How to Plan a Team Outing in 10 Minutes (Seriously)

Planning a team outing shouldn't take longer than attending one. Here's how to go from idea to booked in under 10 minutes.

Thomas6 min read
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The No-Spreadsheet Guide to Tracking Event Attendance

Your event attendance spreadsheet has 14 tabs, two broken formulas, and data from 2023 that nobody deleted.

Scott6 min read
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