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We host monthly team-building activities and conduct virtual co-working sessions, but the value of in-person interaction is often unparalleled as we continue to grow our team.\nTo bridge the distance gap, we hosted our first 2-day in-person team retreat at our new Schema App head office in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The entire Schema App team gathered for two days of culture-building, strategic planning, training and celebration to mark the end of another quarter.\n\nHere\u2019s what we got up to during Homecoming 2023.\nBreaking the ice &amp; building team culture\nPart of building meaningful connections is contextualizing places and things, and helping the rest of the team understand how they relate to various team members. With a good 70% of the Schema App team living outside of Guelph, we hosted a scavenger hunt across Guelph.\n\n\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n\t\t\t\t\t$('.ult-carousel-117113635266b0869ecf0d3').slick({dots: false,autoplay: true,autoplaySpeed: 5000,speed: 300,infinite: true,arrows: true,nextArrow: '<button type=\"button\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Next\" style=\"color:#333333; font-size:20px;\" class=\"slick-next default\"><i class=\"ultsl-arrow-right4\"><\/i><\/button>',prevArrow: '<button type=\"button\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Previous\" style=\"color:#333333; font-size:20px;\" class=\"slick-prev default\"><i class=\"ultsl-arrow-left4\"><\/i><\/button>',slidesToScroll:1,slidesToShow:1,swipe: true,draggable: true,touchMove: true,pauseOnHover: true,responsive: [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  breakpoint: 1025,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  settings: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToShow: 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToScroll: 1,  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  breakpoint: 769,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  settings: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToShow: 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToScroll: 1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  breakpoint: 481,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  settings: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToShow: 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToScroll: 1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t],pauseOnDotsHover: true,customPaging: function(slider, i) {\n                   return '<i type=\"button\" style=&quot;color:#333333;&quot; class=\"ultsl-record\" data-role=\"none\"><\/i>';\n                },});\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\nBuilding our very own Knowledge Graph\nIn the spirit of building meaningful connections, we also wanted team members to identify things they had in common. During the game, we learnt that some of us played multiple musical instruments while others found commonality in their love for video games, sports and reading.\n\nWithin 10 minutes, we found commonality between various team members and built our very own live Schema App Knowledge Graph.\nLiving our Values&nbsp;\nGrowth mindset, great people and getting results are the 3 core values we live and breathe at Schema App. It flows through our work, our actions, our culture and even more so at Homecoming 2023.\nDuring Homecoming 2023, the entire Schema App team had the opportunity to exercise their creativity and ideate on what could do to reach 10X growth. With no wrong answers, we heard&nbsp; team members from different functional groups share their perspectives based on the work they\u2019ve been doing.\nAward of Excellence\nEvery 6 months, we get to nominate and pick an exemplary team member for our Award of Excellence. This team member lives out our core values, has demonstrated outstanding service to the Schema App community and\/or has made extraordinary contributions to the company beyond what is normally expected of their job.\n\nThe Award of Excellence went to Ana Petkovic, Manager of Customer Success! Ana ensures that our purpose thrives within our Customer Success team and with our customers. She lives our culture day by day, while also delivering awesome results. Congratulations Ana!\nDeveloping our Team\nDeveloping a great team involves more than just alignment on goals and priorities. On the second day of Homecoming, Brady Wilson, cofounder of Juice Inc, and our very own Kate Wilson, conducted an Oxygen Poker training session to help our team members understand their needs and how they can manage their energy to maximize performance.\n\nThis exercise was a great framework for the Schema App team to reflect on their needs and understand how they can best support their team members to maximize energy and performance. You can learn more about Oxygen Poker here.\nIn conclusion, Homecoming 2023 was a huge success. On top of all the workshops and activities, our team members were able to build meaningful connections through shared meals, board games, and conversations throughout the day. 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