When working from home, it is important to create an inclusive and fun environment for remote workers. A team of strongly bonded people is a team that will excel in confidence and productivity. One of the easiest ways to encourage engagement amongst employees is to ask questions! Team building questions provide a simple way for remote team members to get to know one another and feel connected.
In this article, we will cover our favorite questions and topics to get to know your new remote team members and spark meaningful conversations with one another.
- Icebreaker Questions
- Would You Rather Questions
- Pop Culture Questions
- Hobby Related Questions
- Debatable Questions
Icebreaker Questions
Icebreaker questions are great, safe questions to start with!
- Describe your office space at home
- If you could learn one new professional skill, what would it be?
- Favorite book of all time?
- Top 3 favorite movies of all time?
- What’s your go-to karaoke song?
Would You Rather Questions
Would you rather questions can be really fun and make people think!
- Would you rather be a genius and know everything or be amazing at any activity you tried?
- Would you rather have more money or more time?
- Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to shout?
- Would you rather master a musical instrument or have a photographic memory?
- Would you rather be the smartest person or the funniest person?
Pop-Culture Questions
Pop-culture questions are a fun way to get to know the interests of others outside of work!
- If you could only watch one show for the rest of your life, what would it be?
- What music album do you think everyone needs to hear once in their life?
- Are you a superhero fan? Who is your favorite?
- What is your current favorite TV show?
- You can have any three artists headline at a concert, who are they?
Hobby Related Questions
Hobby related questions allow for remote team members to see if they have any common interests.
- What is something you love doing and why?
- If you could magically learn a new talent, what would it be?
- What’s a hobby you’ve always wanted to pick up?
- What’s your favorite thing to do after work?
- What bucket list activities do you wish to try someday?
Debatable Questions
Debatable questions open up doors for fun banter and debate!
- What makes a better pet: a cat or a dog?
- What’s the best pizza topping?
- Aliens may be living among us, agree or disagree?
- If a tomato is a fruit, is ketchup a jam?
- A snail without a shell: is it naked or homeless?
