Helix Robotics Retreat 2026

Day plan

Times are local (Mountain Time). Underlined sessions link to a description of the exercise.

TimeSessionFocus
9:00 AM Welcome, coffee, breakfast Arrive, settle in, easy conversation.
9:30 AM Ice breaker Warm everyone up, have some fun.
10:30 AM Team exercise 1 — Pre Post-Mortem Why did Helix Robotics fail in 12 months?
11:00 AM The conversation we are avoiding Follow-up to the post-mortem.
11:30 AM Team exercise 2 — The Press Release Write the headline we want, working backwards.
12:00 PM Personal Operating Manual Defining how we work — as individuals and as a team.
12:30 PM BHAGs Setting the company's mission.
1:00 PM Lunch break Eat, reset, breathe.
2:00 PM Leveraging AI How the company can 10x its capabilities with the right tools.
3:00 PM AI Hackathon Break into teams to solve a real problem.
5:00 PM Wrap up Commitments, next steps, close the day.
7:30 PM Dinner & speakeasy — Pearl Street, Boulder Venue TBC. Smart casual.

Who's in the room

10 participants from the Helix Robotics leadership team. Roles other than CEO are TBD — to be confirmed before the day.

MC
Maya Chen
CEO
AP
Aaron Park
Role TBD
PR
Priya Ramaswamy
Role TBD
MB
Marcus Bell
Role TBD
SG
Sarah Gutierrez
Role TBD
JC
Jordan Cole
Role TBD
TR
Tyler Reeves
Role TBD
NB
Naomi Becker
Role TBD
WD
Wes Donovan
Role TBD
LT
Linh Tran
Role TBD