Obsidian Bases vs Team Offsite Planner

Obsidian Bases

By Steph Ango (Kepano / Obsidian)

Create database views over your Obsidian notes to track projects, tasks, and reading lists.

Team Offsite Planner

By Mohit Agarwal (PM Skills)

Design a complete team offsite with agenda, facilitation guides, and logistics checklist.

Obsidian Bases

• Creates table, card, list, or map views of your notes based on filters you set
• Lets you group and sort notes by any property (status, date, tags, folders)
• Calculates fields automatically like days until deadline or price totals
• Shows summaries like averages, sums, and counts across your filtered notes
• Works with your existing Obsidian notes without changing how you write them

Team Offsite Planner

• Creates a minute-by-minute agenda tailored to your team size, duration, and goals
• Writes facilitation guides for each session with step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting tips
• Generates pre-event checklists covering venue, materials, travel, and accessibility
• Designs session formats that balance working time, decision-making, and team bonding
• Provides post-offsite summary templates to capture decisions and action items

Reach for Obsidian Bases when…

• You're managing projects or tasks in Obsidian and want a cleaner view than scattered notes
• You need to track reading lists, book notes, or research with custom filters and groupings
• You want to see calculated info like "days overdue" or "total budget" without manual updates
• You're organizing lots of notes and need different views (table vs cards) for different contexts

Reach for Team Offsite Planner when…

• You're planning a quarterly team offsite or strategy retreat
• You need to design an agenda for a multi-day team event with clear outcomes
• You're organizing a hybrid offsite with remote and in-person attendees
• You want structured facilitation guides so sessions stay on track and productive