Get concrete outcomes
You'll leave with tangible deliverables that justify the investment: validated ideas, ranked by potential, with clear next steps to pursue them.
Innovation workshops for automotive retail teams
Car dealership groups use Outset to align their teams, accelerate the EV transition, and build the skills to sell in a rapidly changing market. Structured, hands-on sessions designed to fit your network calendar.
Plan your experienceIntroducing Outset
Outset is a new concept of business event, designed to help teams create something new
Startup mindset
No icebreakers. No passive listening. Your people leave having built something real.
A learning experience
Every session develops skills your team can use immediately: structured ideation, prototyping, and cross-functional collaboration.
Not your usual retreat
We handle everything, from venue to facilitation, logistics and branding, so you show up and run a great event.
How it works
From idea to event day in four steps
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Brainstorm
We plan a free 30-minutes call to get to know each other and understand your needs and ideas.
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Plan
We plan the whole experience, involving you in every step to make sure it aligns to your expectations.
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Experience
We run the experience as planned, either on-site or off-site, for one or more days.
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Next steps
Did we generate some high-potential idea? We can plan next steps together to bring the project to market.
What you'll walk away with
Real outcomes with real impact
New ideas
Validated ideas your team generated themselves. Not a consultant's recommendations, but their own thinking, structured and sharpened.
New ways of working
Practical habits and frameworks your team can use immediately, so the event pays off beyond the day itself.
Actionable concepts
Every group leaves with a prototype and a plan. Something to show, not just something to describe.
Outset for automotive retail
Built for dealership groups facing a once-in-a-generation shift
The automotive retail industry is transforming faster than at any point in its history. Outset gives your teams a structured space to adapt, align, and build new capabilities.
The challenges we see
What makes automotive retail uniquely complex right now
These are the structural pressures we consistently see inside dealership groups, and the starting point for most of the work we do together.
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The EV transition is changing how your teams sell
Selling an electric vehicle is a fundamentally different conversation from a combustion car. Workshops help your sales and aftersales teams get comfortable with the product, the customer questions, and how the market is shifting.
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Consistency across a multi-site network
With dealerships across multiple countries and brands, maintaining a consistent customer experience and culture is a real challenge. Our sessions bring together managers from different sites to build shared standards and shared ownership.
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The gap between group strategy and showroom reality
Group strategy rarely lands in the showroom the way it was intended. Our workshops bridge that gap, giving frontline managers a voice in strategic decisions and giving leadership real insight into execution realities.
Workshop topics
What we could explore together
Each of these can be run as a standalone workshop day, or combined into a broader programme across your network.
New business models
The traditional volume-driven model is under pressure across the industry. Workshops help your teams design new revenue streams, from used vehicles and aftersales to mobility services, and build the internal alignment to execute them.
One Stop Shop
Customers want fewer steps and more convenience. Sessions focused on the full buying journey: from first contact through financing, delivery, service, and beyond.
Customer journey personalisation
Data and AI make it possible to tailor every interaction to the individual buyer. A workshop to map the journey, identify the moments that matter, and design touchpoints that feel personal at every step.
New in-store experiences
Showrooms built for a different era. Sessions that rethink the physical and human experience of buying, from how spaces are designed to how sales conversations are structured.
Past sessions
A sample of what we have delivered
Every session is run in a single day, facilitated end-to-end by our team.
Luxembourg-based utility company
Corporate hackathon2-day hackathon80 participants
Challenge
Run a company-wide workshop to generate new ideas in the energy sector.
Outcome
8 ideas developed over two days, with teams guided through ideation, prototyping, and pitching.
Luxembourg-based public sector entity
Ideation workshopTwo-days ideation workshop30 participants
Challenge
Organise and facilitate a citizen ideation workshop, building on opportunities identified by public servants, entrepreneurs, and academics.
Outcome
4 ideas developed from 8 opportunity areas.
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Frequently answered questions
What to know
Our events are designed with a startup mindset. Participants don't just listen — they ideate, prototype, and validate ideas in real time. Every session produces concrete, actionable outcomes, not just a slide deck.
It depends on the format. On-site workshops can be as short as half a day, while off-sites and hackathons typically run from 1 to 3 days. We tailor the duration to your goals and team size.
Absolutely. Every event starts with a deep briefing to understand your industry, team dynamics, and strategic objectives. We then design a bespoke experience around your specific needs.
You'll walk away with validated ideas, prototypes, and clear next steps. Our process is designed to generate real breakthroughs — not theoretical concepts — that your team can act on immediately.
We offer both on-site and off-site formats. Off-sites are hosted in unique partner venues like wineries, culinary ateliers, and creative spaces. On-site workshops happen directly at your office.
Our formats are flexible. We've run events for teams as small as 8 and as large as 100+. We adapt the facilitation, activities, and logistics to ensure every participant is fully engaged.
We build custom quotes based on team size, format, and location. Get in touch for a no-commitment call and we'll give you a clear indication within 24 hours.
Every session ends with documented outputs: idea briefs, prototypes, and a prioritised next-steps plan. These are yours to keep and share with leadership. For longer formats, we can also build a post-event report summarising outcomes, team participation, and recommended follow-up actions.