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Company-wide meetings are essential for alignment, culture-building, and communication—but keeping people actively engaged? That’s where many organizations fall short. 

At Parallel, we believe the best meetings aren’t just informational—they’re interactive. And that’s why companies like Bluewater Technologies use Parallel every single week to elevate internal gatherings like their “Manager Bootcamp.” 

Whether employees are attending in person or joining remotely, Parallel creates a consistent and connected experience for everyone in the room—and on the screen. 

What Is Manager Bootcamp? 

Bluewater’s Manager Bootcamp is a weekly training program designed to develop leadership skills across departments. But instead of making it a one-way presentation, Bluewater uses Parallel to gamify participation, boost retention, and encourage meaningful interaction from attendees at every level. 

Each session includes a mix of real-time polling, knowledge-based challenges, collaborative missions, and friendly competition—accessible from any device, no app download required. 

And because it’s powered by Parallel, the experience is identical whether you’re sitting in the front row or logging in from home. 

Why It Works 

Too often, remote participants are left out of the action. They can’t ask questions as easily, don’t get called on, and often feel like passive observers rather than part of the conversation. Parallel changes that. 

With Parallel, you can: 

  • Create a unified gamified experience across in-person and remote attendees 
  • Incentivize participation with live points, leaderboards, and recognition 
  • Add fun, strategy, and structure to internal meetings without adding complexity 

The platform is easy to deploy, flexible to customize, and designed to meet the demands of hybrid work. 

Real Use. Real Results. 

At Bluewater, Manager Bootcamp has gone from a standard training meeting to something employees look forward to every week. Engagement is higher. Learning sticks. And both remote and in-office team members feel like they’re in the same room—because, with Parallel, they kind of are. 

And that’s the power of gamification when it’s done right: it brings people into the experience, no matter where they’re joining from. 

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Bring That Same Energy to Your Team 

Whether you’re hosting a leadership summit, quarterly town hall, or weekly check-in, Parallel can help turn your meeting into a moment of connection, learning, and momentum. And you don’t have to guess if it’s working—you’ll have real data to back it up. 

If it works for us every week, it can work for you, too. 

👉 Contact us to bring Parallel to your next internal meeting. 

 

Alayna Combs

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