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20 icebreaker questions for remote teams
Questions about working from home, time zones and life on video calls. They give a distributed team the small talk it misses.
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The questions
- Show us the view from your window, or describe it.
- What is one thing within arm’s reach that tells a story?
- What is your favourite spot to work from, apart from your desk?
- What is your best tip for ending the work day when you work from home?
- Who is your most frequent co-worker at home (pet, plant, person)?
- What is the weather like where you are right now?
- What time is it for you, and what would you normally be doing now?
- What is the best thing about working remotely for you?
- What do you miss most about working in the same room?
- What is your video-call background story?
- What is your favourite lunch to make on a work-from-home day?
- What is your trick for staying focused between meetings?
- If we met up in person, what should we do together?
- What is something in your town we should all try?
- What is your favourite way to take a break away from the screen?
- What sound is in the background where you are right now?
- What is on your wall behind the camera that we cannot see?
- What is the most useful thing you bought for your home office?
- What is a local word or phrase from your area we should learn?
- What is one way we could feel more connected as a team?
Facilitator tip
Ask people to show something on camera, such as the view from their desk. It takes seconds and people remember it.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I use these remote team questions for free?
Yes. Copy them, or use them in the free deck, with no account.
How do I use them in a meeting?
Draw one card and show it full screen, or open a live room where everyone answers on their phone before the reveal.
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