RETURN: Phone-Free Networking and Picnic in Richmond Park

PHONE IN A LOCKER. GO LIFE

This isn’t your typical networking event.
It's not the kind where you follow someone on LinkedIn and forget them five minutes later.

This is Real-World Networking - the kind where real connections are made.

You'll spend three hours tackling hands-on challenges with a team.
Think maps, compasses, puzzles, and strategy - no screens, just brains.
Together, you'll navigate obstacles, solve problems, and build trust in the process.

Because the best way to connect isn't over drinks - it's by overcoming challenges, side by side.

Return Mission is to bring you back to Life. We're cutting the signal, locking down the screen, and throwing a team of humans into the beautiful, and demanding environment of Richmond Park. This isn't a soft-focus yoga retreat or a clichéd ‘mindfuuulness’ session. This is a challenge, designed to engage you with the environment.

Your focus is the quest: to navigate the park using only your presence, your wits, and your team. You will find the hidden Coordinates, face down the urge to check the pocket, and share the real, unedited story.

We get through! When the Vault opens, you don't just get your phone back - you get a cleared mental and the undeniable fact that you broke the Matrix, if only for an afternoon.

Zero judgment. Max connection. Time to Return.

🛠️ Mission Gear Checklist (The Kit)

This gear list ensures the team can complete the Quest without relying on the Digital Matrix. Each piece of equipment serves a purpose: utility, presence, or memory capture, maintaining the 'functionality over superficial kitsch' value.

I. Essential RETURN Equipment (Provided by Us)

• 🔐 The Vault (Lock-Box/Bag) - Device control. Your phone goes here. Your Claim Ticket for freedom.
• 📷 Polaroid Camera & Film - Analog Memory Capture. Capture the moment, not the distraction. A single, shared, physical memory of the mission's triumph. No filters, no scrolling, just immediate reality.
• 🗺️ Map (Richmond Park) - Reclaiming Navigation Skills. Forces teamwork and true observation of the environment. Stops the default behavior of following a blue dot.
• 🧭 Compass - The ultimate symbol of non-digital reliance. Used for group interdependence and learning basic orientation skills.
• ⛑️Basic First Aid Kit - Toughness, but responsible. Practical functionality for real-world risks.
• 📞Emergency 'Bat Phone' - In Crisis Modes. A non-smart phone for true emergencies only.
• 🧺 Picnic - food and drinks to refill energy after the quest on us

II. Personal Gear (What the Participant Brings)

• 💧Water Bottle - Essential fuel.
• 👟Comfortable, Sturdy Shoes - We move. No time for discomfort.
• 🌂Weather Gear (Jacket/Hat) - No sugarcoating withdrawal. Prepare for reality.
• 😊Your Boldest Self - Required attitude for radical honesty and active participation.