--- title: Software Solutions Blog | Aviture | Castaway Week description: Castaway Week | The latest software development news, trends and insights straight from the Aviture experts. --- [![Aviture-boxed-logo](https://insights.aviture.us.com/hubfs/Blog_2020/Images/Aviture-boxed-logo.svg "Aviture-boxed-logo")](http://www.aviture.us.com) [![Aviture-boxed-logo_mobile-02](https://insights.aviture.us.com/hubfs/Blog_2020/Images/Aviture-boxed-logo_mobile-02.svg "Aviture-boxed-logo_mobile-02")](http://www.aviture.us.com) ×   ### insights # Possibilities Unlocked ![](https://insights.aviture.us.com/hubfs/Blog_2020/Images/aviture-caret-icon_50x50.svg) #### Continuous learning unlocks endless possibilities ## Education never ends Aviturians are determined to find new possibilities at every turn and recognize challenges as opportunities for growth. We believe learning is a continuous journey and that education has no end point. 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[All ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/all#lists) castaway week ** - [Technology](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/technology#lists) - [Culture](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/culture#lists) - [Community](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/community#lists) - [News](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/news#lists) - [Events](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/events#lists) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png) ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/castaway-week-and-the-remote-worker) May 18, 2023 ## [ Castaway Week: Bringing Culture and the Remote Worker Together ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/castaway-week-and-the-remote-worker) [ Castaway Week ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/castaway-week#lists)  |  [ Culture ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/culture#lists)  |  [ Events ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/events#lists)  |  [ Working Remotely ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/working-remotely#lists)  |  [ community ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/community#lists) Feeling disconnected and isolated from coworkers has been a problem that almost every company has been facing for years (and wasn’t exactly helped by that whole pandemic thing either). While being a remote worker offers a lot of flexibility and can help with a work-life balance, maintaining a strong and healthy company culture that stretches across the states, sometimes even across continents, is a real challenge. Company culture is not only a huge part of our company, but a very important aspect to any company’s identity and stability. [ Read this post ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/castaway-week-and-the-remote-worker) Share ** - ** Close - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/castaway-week-and-the-remote-worker) - [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Castaway+Week%3A+Bringing+Culture+and+the+Remote+Worker+Together&url=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/castaway-week-and-the-remote-worker&via=) - [** ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/castaway-week-and-the-remote-worker&title=Castaway+Week%3A+Bringing+Culture+and+the+Remote+Worker+Together&summary=Engaging+remote+workers+across+the+industry+is+harder+than+ever+before.+Here%27s+how+we%27ve+taken+on+the+challenge+through+an+event+we+call+Castaway+Week.) - [** ](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/castaway-week-and-the-remote-worker&media=https://2620494.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2620494/Blog%20Header%20-%20Castaway%20Week%20Bringing%20Culture%20and%20the%20Remote%20Worker%20Together.png&description=Engaging+remote+workers+across+the+industry+is+harder+than+ever+before.+Here%27s+how+we%27ve+taken+on+the+challenge+through+an+event+we+call+Castaway+Week.) - [** ](mailto:?body=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/castaway-week-and-the-remote-worker) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png) ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/avitureconf-how-we-hosted-a-culture-week-completely-remote) August 27, 2020 ## [ AvitureConf: How We Hosted a Conference Week Completely Remote ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/avitureconf-how-we-hosted-a-culture-week-completely-remote) [ Aviture ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/aviture#lists)  |  [ Castaway Week ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/castaway-week#lists)  |  [ Company News ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/company-news#lists)  |  [ Culture ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/culture#lists) Our "Castaway Week" is one of the most important culture weeks we host for our Aviturians every quarter. It's a way for everyone, including anyone working remotely out of state, to come to the Omaha headquarters for a week of team building and fun. However, with the ongoing restrictions of COVID-19, we already had to make some changes. After holding our first remote Castaway Week in April, we knew we wanted to do something a little different this time around. After some brainstorming, a group of Aviturians put their heads together and decided to rebuild our culture week from the ground up - in a process that can be applied to not only our company, but yours as well. [ Read this post ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/avitureconf-how-we-hosted-a-culture-week-completely-remote) Share ** - ** Close - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/avitureconf-how-we-hosted-a-culture-week-completely-remote) - [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=AvitureConf%3A+How+We+Hosted+a+Conference+Week+Completely+Remote&url=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/avitureconf-how-we-hosted-a-culture-week-completely-remote&via=) - [** ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/avitureconf-how-we-hosted-a-culture-week-completely-remote&title=AvitureConf%3A+How+We+Hosted+a+Conference+Week+Completely+Remote&summary=The+pandemic+has+required+us+to+change+how+we+handle+our+company%27s+culture+week%2C+and+what+we+did+can+apply+to+your+company+as+well.) - [** ](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/avitureconf-how-we-hosted-a-culture-week-completely-remote&media=https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/2620494/EdKMyr1XkAA42Aq.png&description=The+pandemic+has+required+us+to+change+how+we+handle+our+company%27s+culture+week%2C+and+what+we+did+can+apply+to+your+company+as+well.) - [** ](mailto:?body=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/avitureconf-how-we-hosted-a-culture-week-completely-remote) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png) ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/remote-work-tips-from-castaways) March 25, 2020 ## [ Continuous Connection: Remote Work Tips from our 'Castaways' ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/remote-work-tips-from-castaways) [ Aviture ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/aviture#lists)  |  [ Castaway Week ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/castaway-week#lists)  |  [ Culture ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/culture#lists)  |  [ News ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/news#lists)  |  [ Working Remotely ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/working-remotely#lists) Working from home isn't just doing the same thing in a different location. There are a lot of natural rhythms that happen in an office that just don't happen when you work from home. For example, in an office, you might walk to the kitchen with a coworker to grab a cup of coffee. But if you're working from home, you simply close the Zoom window and get back to whatever it was you were doing. [ Read this post ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/remote-work-tips-from-castaways) Share ** - ** Close - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/remote-work-tips-from-castaways) - [** ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Continuous+Connection%3A+Remote+Work+Tips+from+our+%27Castaways%27&url=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/remote-work-tips-from-castaways&via=) - [** ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/remote-work-tips-from-castaways&title=Continuous+Connection%3A+Remote+Work+Tips+from+our+%27Castaways%27&summary=Working+remotely+isn%27t+just+doing+the+same+thing+in+a+different+place.+There+are+rhythms+that+happen+in+an+office+that+just+don%27t+when+working+from+home.) - [** ](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/remote-work-tips-from-castaways&media=https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/2620494/castaways_remote-1-1_8fb5fca40d0df8dbeea64c80eddb7707-1.png&description=Working+remotely+isn%27t+just+doing+the+same+thing+in+a+different+place.+There+are+rhythms+that+happen+in+an+office+that+just+don%27t+when+working+from+home.) - [** ](mailto:?body=https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/remote-work-tips-from-castaways) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png) ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/how-to-keep-remote-employees-engaged-castaway-week-101) June 11, 2018 ## [ How to keep remote employees engaged: Castaway Week 101 ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/how-to-keep-remote-employees-engaged-castaway-week-101) [ Aviture ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/aviture#lists)  |  [ Castaway Week ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/castaway-week#lists)  |  [ Culture ](https://insights.aviture.us.com/blog/topic/culture#lists) Great company culture isn’t built overnight. It’s the values, beliefs and spirit of your organization, and it takes effort and experimentation to grow. We’re proud of the environment we’ve cultivated at Aviture, but we are always striving for improvement and growth. Like many workplaces today, we are constantly trying to answer this question: How can we create culture that transcends the barrier of space between headquarters (Omaha, NE) and our remote employees (Austin, Chicago, DC Metro, Hartford, Las Vegas, Portland, and Phoenix)? 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