Board retreats
A retreat table where everyone gets heard.
U-shape or roundtable, trustee mix rules to prevent clustering, and a per-session layout the facilitator will love.
U-shape · Rounds
Layouts
Any
Sessions
Approved
Facilitator
What you get
Roundtable rotation
Rotate assignments between sessions so trustees hear new voices.
Facilitator sight-lines
Facilitator seat rule keeps them centered.
Small-group breakouts
Break the U-shape into groups of 4 for exercises.
Confidential notes
Trustee-sensitive tags stay internal.
How it works
1
Set the U-shape
One-click template.
2
Add session variants
Same room, different assignments per session.
3
Print the facilitator packet
Layout, roster, and rotation on one PDF.
In practice
24-trustee day-long retreat
Morning U-shape for strategy discussion. Lunch mixed into six rounds of four. Afternoon back to U-shape, but rotated — every trustee had two new neighbors.
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