Two Truths and a Lie, Done Properly
The icebreaker everyone has done, with the three fixes that make it work.
OnboardingCross-team networkingPure fun
New hire onboarding
For the first two weeks, when nobody knows who to ask
The fastest thing you can give a new starter is a map of who knows what. These activities build that map without a slide deck.
8 activities
The Map of Who Knows What
Build the team's expertise map on a wall in forty minutes. It outlives the session.
OnboardingCross-team networkingCollaboration
The Swap Shop
Half an hour of someone else's job, taught by the person who does it.
Cross-team networkingCollaborationOnboarding
Escape the Process
An escape room where the puzzles are your own onboarding documents.
OnboardingCollaborationProblem solving
The Object on Your Desk
Three minutes, one object within arm's reach, no preparation.
Cross-team networkingTrust & safetyPure fun
Rose, Bud, Thorn
Three words, one round, five minutes. The highest-value-per-minute thing on this site.
CommunicationTrust & safetyWellbeing
Speed Networking Roulette
Six conversations, four minutes each, with people you would never otherwise meet.
Cross-team networkingOnboardingCommunication
The Newcomer Interview
The new starter interviews the team, on stage, with questions nobody vetted.
OnboardingInclusionCommunication