The brainstorming process is important, but before you engage team members in conversation, it is important that they feel comfortable sharing ideas. One way to support a safe environment is by enhancing team connectivity through team bonding - specifically, icebreaker games. Below is a list of icebreaker questions and games that can be leveraged to support the getting-to-know-you process.

Icebreaker Questions:

1. Two Truths & A Lie

• How to Play: Each person shares two truths and one lie about themselves. Others guess which statement is the lie.

• Best for: Any group size, remote or in-person

• Tools Needed: None

2. Would You Rather

   • How to Play: Share “Would you rather” scenarios. Participants respond in the chat or use polling features.

   • Best for: Any group size, remote or in-person

   • Tools Needed: Chat or polling tool

3. Emoji Introduction

   • How to Play: Ask participants to introduce themselves using three emojis that describe them.

   • Best for: Any group size, remote or in-person

   • Tools Needed: Virtual meeting software

4. Guess Who?

   • How to Play: Ask all team members to submit a fun fact about themselves. The facilitator reads each fact, and the group guesses who it belongs to.

   • Best for: Any group size, remote or in-person

   • Tools Needed: Chat or polling feature for guessing, if remote

5. Superpower & Kryptonite

   • How to Play: Have each person identify their superpower (what they are great at) and their kryptonite (what deprives them of their superpowers).

   • Best for: Smaller groups, remote or in-person

   • Tools Needed: None

6. Virtual Scavenger Hunt

   • How to Play: Ask team members to find an item nearby. For example, “Find something blue,” or “Show us your favorite desk item." Players find the item, show it on camera, and do a sort of show-and-tell.

   • Best for: Smaller groups, remote or in-person

   • Tools Needed: None

7. Who's Most Likely To...?

   • How to Play: Pose scenarios (e.g., “Who’s most likely to travel the world?”). Participants vote in the chat or react using emojis.

   • Best for: Any group size, remote or in-person

   • Tools Needed: Chat or reaction features

8. Show & Tell

   • How to Play: Ask participants to share an item from their home that’s meaningful or funny. They explain its significance to the group.

   • Best for: Any group size, remote or in-person

   • Tools Needed: None

9. Virtual Coffee Chat

1. • How to Play: Break participants into small breakout rooms and give them fun prompts to discuss, such as “What’s your dream vacation?” or “What’s your favorite childhood memory?”

   • Best for: Larger groups, remote or in-person

   • Tools Needed: Breakout rooms (or none, if in-person)