Next up @allie_p at #LeadDevSanFrancisco talking about workplace fun … acknowledging the bad rep that icebreakers have, and that we have an epidemic of loneliness in the modern world
“The average person spends 81,936 hours at work. We’re most likely to make friends at work”
“The average person spends 81,936 hours at work. We’re most likely to make friends at work”
1) Get to know each other questions (set the tone & example as a leader)
2) Weekly watercooler chats (weekly synchronous informal, scheduled)
3) Person of the week (“navigator of the week”)
4) Geekbot with style (eg personal highlights)
@allie_p #LeadDevSanFrancisco
2) Weekly watercooler chats (weekly synchronous informal, scheduled)
3) Person of the week (“navigator of the week”)
4) Geekbot with style (eg personal highlights)
@allie_p #LeadDevSanFrancisco
5) Get silly (eg send out a fun accessory)
6) Slack shares (eg funny/interesting articles, weekends)
@allie_p #LeadDevSanFrancisco
6) Slack shares (eg funny/interesting articles, weekends)
@allie_p #LeadDevSanFrancisco
Some specific games:
- “find a person who”
- bingo
- “matching game” — eg “whose fridge is this”
Tips:
- give people a heads up
- make the tasks easy
- find the right balance
- make it optional
- keep going
@allie_p #LeadDevSanFrancisco
- “find a person who”
- bingo
- “matching game” — eg “whose fridge is this”
Tips:
- give people a heads up
- make the tasks easy
- find the right balance
- make it optional
- keep going
@allie_p #LeadDevSanFrancisco
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