Holst Staff Summer 2016 Retreat

On July 28, Holst took a trip up to Mt. Hood adventure Park for a summer retreat. Every year, Holst steps away from the office to reboot and glean inspiration. It also happened to be right after a very stressful week which had the most project deadlines landing on the same day the office has ever seen. It was the perfect occasion for us to get away and not worry about work to be done back home. The day consisted of a vintage party bus, bungee jumping, snow-cones, and a lot of laughs. The morning was productive, spent in open discussion about our practices in place, from design process, to professional development. We identified strengths and weaknesses in various categories and brainstormed on how we can make Holst even better. The conversation left each of us proud of what is working, and hopeful about the opportunities for improvement that the dialogue initiated.