How Well Do You Know Your Teammates?
A childhood photo guess, a who is most likely to poll and a desert island question. Swap in your own team's names and photos first.
New team icebreakers
Six activities for a team that has just met: a word cloud, photo sharing, two drawing prompts, a duck race and an open question.
- 6prompts
- 10minutes
- Phonesplayers join with a code
- Zoom, Teamsor in the room
When to use this template
Scenarios where teams use it, and why it fits.
A new starter's first week
Six activities of drawing, photo sharing and an open question let a new hire introduce themselves without a formal speech.
A newly formed project team's kick-off
The word cloud and the duck race give people a shared laugh before the real work begins, and the closing question asks what the team would like to do together.
A cross-team workshop
Drawing the person sitting next to you gets strangers talking in minutes. The 10-minute length leaves the rest of the session free.
The prompts
Every prompt, in slide order. This template has no scored answers.
Prompt 1 · Word cloud
What’s one thing you can’t survive a workday without?
Prompt 2 · Photo sharing
Share a photo that says something about you!
Prompt 3 · Draw answer
If you were an animal, what would you be? Draw it!
Prompt 4 · Draw answer
Draw the person sitting next to you right now!
Prompt 5 · Duck race
Duck race - who will the pond pick?
Prompt 6 · Open ended
What’s one thing you'd love for us to do together as a team?
How to host
Copy it
Press View and claim to open the slides, then make your own copy.
Customise it
Add your team's names, a prize and any questions of your own.
Present it
Start it on your big screen or share your screen.
Share the join code
Players join on their phones and play live.
Questions people ask
How long does it take?
About 10 minutes for all 6 prompts, going by the timers on the slides.
Can we play remotely?
Yes. Share your screen on Zoom or Teams and put the join code in the chat. Everyone answers on their own device.
Can I change the questions?
Yes. Once you have your own copy, every question is yours to edit.
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