Ritual Design for Office Transition

This document outlines a repeatable checklist for designing cultural rituals during an office move, with an emphasis on team participation, meaningful storytelling, and reinforcing values through space and shared moments.

To embed culture through intentional rituals during key transition moments, using the move to a new office as a catalyst.

• Team Story Session
  • [ ] Discuss: “What are we leaving behind?” / “What are we becoming?”
  • [ ] Draft a shared “Culture Wall” with team inputs
  • [ ] Collect personal stories from the old space

• Symbolic Choices
  • [ ] Name rooms or zones with team involvement
  • [ ] Choose a symbolic object to carry over

• Ritualized Entry
  • [ ] Plan a symbolic entrance (music, sequence, threshold)
  • [ ] Set up a “First Message Wall” for intentions

• Anchored Team Meal
  • [ ] Share lunch with reflection round: “What does this move mean to you?”

• Weekly Rituals
  • [ ] Monday: “One thing that would make this week meaningful”
  • [ ] Friday: “One thing we want to carry into next week”

• Team Storytelling
  • [ ] Weekly: “Who lived our values this week?”
  • [ ] Rotating storyteller for wins/lessons

• Feedback Loops
  • [ ] Weekly Red-Yellow-Green check-in
  • [ ] Anonymous feedback board (digital or physical)

• Visible Values
  • [ ] Display team values in shared space
  • [ ] Add real examples underneath

• Founders of the New Chapter
  • [ ] Take Day 1 photo
  • [ ] Revisit after 6 months or milestones

- *The Power of Moments* (Heath & Heath): Chapter 1 (Defining Moments), Chapter 4 (Pride), Chapter 6 (Connection)