Small rituals,
big impact.
Discover how intentional rituals can transform your team's culture, boost engagement, and create meaningful connections—whether in-person or virtual.
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Essential Books
Two books. One mission.
Whether your team is in-person, remote, or hybrid, these books provide practical rituals you can implement today.
Rituals for Work
by Kursat Ozenc & Margaret Hagan
50 Ways to Create Engagement, Shared Purpose, and a Culture that Can Adapt to Change
The definitive guide to building meaningful workplace rituals. From team check-ins to celebration ceremonies, discover how small, intentional practices can transform your organization's culture.
Rituals for Virtual Meetings
by Kursat Ozenc & Glenn Fajardo
Creative Ways to Engage People and Strengthen Relationships
Master the art of virtual connection. This focused guide tackles the unique challenges of remote work with rituals designed specifically for video calls, distributed teams, and async collaboration.
What leaders are saying
"At IDEO and the Stanford d.school we use ritual as a tool to get teams in sync emotionally and mentally. Margaret and Kursat's book is full of ready to go rituals that will tune your teams and might just become your secret weapon."
David Kelley
Founder & Chairman of IDEO
"Rituals For Work is practical, fun, and timeless. Ozenc and Hagan's compelling blend of stories, drawings, advice, and proven tools can help any leader develop and instill effective workplace rituals."
Marshall Goldsmith
NYT #1 Bestselling Author of Triggers
"Kursat Ozenc and Margaret Hagan have created and curated a whole new set of powerful work rituals for the 21st Century. Playful and profound, these rituals will help you and your organization create meaning, tackle challenges and live your values."
Ayse Birsel
Author of Design the Life You Love
"Fajardo and Özenç's work is science-based, accessible, and spectacularly useful. It needs to be read by every group trying to build and sustain their culture during this time and beyond."
Daniel Coyle
Author of The Talent Code and The Culture Code
"Whether you are an old hand at remote work or among the millions of us who are newcomers, Rituals for Virtual Meetings is packed with proven tools that make boring gatherings fun and help nervous people feel safe."
Robert I. Sutton
Stanford Professor, Author of The No Asshole Rule
"Özenç and Fajardo have gifted us a timely, accessible guide on how to use simple rituals to connect in this new virtual gathering world."
Priya Parker
Author of The Art of Gathering
From the Books
Try these rituals for free
A curated selection of rituals from leading companies like Pinterest, Amazon, and Spotify—ready for your team.
Mock O'Clock
When you want to share prototypes and concepts in a low-key, interactive way—like show-and-tell for your company.
Idea Party
When people are tired of sitting through slide presentations and you want more immersive idea sharing.
Find Your Commonality
To create human connection and help people discover shared goals, interests, and histories.
Public Appreciation
To be intentional with recognition and ensure everyone gets appreciated.
Equalizer Meeting
To create equitable participation in hybrid meetings where some are remote and some in-person.
Energy Check-In
To recognize signs of wear and burnout on your team, especially in hybrid/remote work.
Meet the Authors
Kursat Ozenc
Designer, Educator & Author
Design Director at SAP Labs Palo Alto and teacher at the Stanford d.school. He leads the Ritual Design Lab, where he runs experiments with students and partner organizations on personal, team, and human-robot rituals. He holds a PhD in Design from Carnegie Mellon University.
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