We also use donut for virtual coffee dates, which connects us with other people in the company beyond our immediate teams. #what-im-reading: Being nerds, there are a lot of books and articles about tech, productivity, and processes, but who doesn’t like having a chat about something cool you just read?.#watercooler-chat: Twice a week, conversation starters get posted here using the donut app from the goofy to the insightful to the a.It seems like a little thing, but when you can’t have cake in the break room, a slow clap from Jean-Luc Picard is a close second.
#announcements: All company birthdays, new hires, anniversaries, and other cool milestones get posted here so everyone can get in on the congratulating activity. Slack is full of cool features to help teams collaborate but I’m not here to list their features.Īt Process Street, we have the usual work-related channels, but we also have a number of social channels for all those non-work conversations. If you’re remote, I’m willing to double down on that bet. It’s pretty likely that you rely on Slack for most – if not all – of your daily communication. The great thing about this as an icebreaker is that it usually prompts follow-up questions (like, “Why would you ever eat a scorpion?”) and works whether your team is remote or in-person. The group votes on which statement they think is the lie. Each person shares their 3 statements without giving any hint about which is which. Each person comes up with 3 statements about themselves – 2 that are true and 1 that’s a lie (hence the name). It’s a great icebreaker, and facilitates asking each other questions that are a little more personalized than “Where are you from?” or “How’s onboarding?” You might even discover someone on your team has eaten a scorpion. Have a look at how we stay connected: Two Truths and a LieĮvery new hire has to do this during their first team meeting. Being fully remote ourselves, we know the struggle.įortunately, there are a ton of simple activities you can do via an app, on a video call, or even asynchronously. Getting your team on the same page when you aren’t all in the same place can be a challenge. So check out some of the cool things we do around the Zoom window: Team-building should be fun and believe me – we know how to have fun. Good news: it doesn’t have to be that way.Īt Process Street, we are all about team-building – but definitely not in that cringey, uncomfortable way corporate people do it. Awkwardly falling backwards into to the arms of an awkward colleague. Awkwardly passing balloons between your legs at school. When you think of team building, it probably summons up one of two images:
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