LeadRPG Retreat: Where Leadership Meets Adventure
What happens when leadership development goes on a quest?
At Gamenamic Leadership, we believe the best leadership breakthroughs happen when people are immersed in play, creativity, and collective reflection. That’s the heart of our LeadRPG Retreat—a three-day immersive experience that combines the magic of tabletop role-playing games (TRPGs) with real-world leadership coaching.
So how did this all begin? And what can you expect if you join the next retreat?
A Retreat Born from Storytelling and Collective Creativity
The LeadRPG Retreat started when I brought together a group of amazing humans who share a passion for leadership, games, and making the world a better place. We’d each seen how TRPGs could build connection, unlock creativity, and support deep growth—and we wanted to intentionally harness that for leadership development.
We believe that to meet the complex challenges of our time, we need more than traditional leadership models. We need leaders who can co-create, adapt, and imagine new ways of being together. TRPGs give us a space to practice exactly that.
What Makes LeadRPG Retreats Different?
This isn’t just a leadership retreat with games. And it’s not a game retreat with leadership themes. It’s an intentional integration where games are the leadership development experience.
Yes, we play games. Yes, we reflect, coach, and facilitate development. But what makes LeadRPG unique is how these elements are purposefully woven together—so that the story is the system, the game is the learning, and every moment is a mirror.
Participants practice real skills like role flexibility, team collaboration, and decision-making under uncertainty—all in a low-risk, high-imagination setting where failure is part of the fun.
What Does a Day at the Retreat Look Like?
A typical retreat day might include:
Morning reflections or coaching sessions
Collaborative worldbuilding and character creation
Immersive TRPG gameplay with a trained Game Master/Facilitator
Group debriefs that unpack behavior, mindset, and group dynamics
Creative downtime or informal reflection rituals
Each session is designed to build on the last, culminating in personal insights and actionable strategies that participants can carry back into their professional and personal lives.
Why Use TRPGs for Leadership?
Role-playing offers something rare in adult learning: permission to experiment. You get to try on different roles, take creative risks, and explore how you show up. Through play, we can surface unconscious habits, unlock empathy, and stretch leadership capacity.
Plus, games are real. We feel real emotions in imaginary worlds. And with the right facilitation and debriefing, those feelings become learning moments—insights that stick.
What Leadership Skills Are Explored?
Participants often leave with a new lens on:
The roles they play in teams and how those roles shift
How creativity and collaboration drive effective leadership
Psychological safety and how group norms shape behavior
How to reflect in action and adapt with agility
The games themselves are vehicles for transformation—but the secret sauce is in how we connect the dots through coaching, group discussion, and experiential design.
Who Should Attend?
The retreat is open to:
First-time gamers and lifelong GMs
Emerging leaders and seasoned executives
Educators, facilitators, creatives, and curious humans
No gaming experience is required—just a willingness to play, reflect, and lead with imagination. We’ve hosted leaders from tech, education, nonprofits, and more.
Your Invitation to Play
If something about this sparks your curiosity, we’d love to talk. This retreat is for anyone who believes leadership can be more human, more creative, and more adventurous.
The next retreat is happening August 8–10, and you can register or learn more here: gamenamic.org/retreat. Early bird pricing ends June 10, and space is limited to keep the experience intimate and immersive.
So what do you say?