Playing games together is a great way for teams to bond and have a bit of fun. It’s easy to include some short, remote-friendly games into the agenda for Team Meetings (Recurring Team Meetings), longer workshops (Workshops & Brainstorming Sessions) and All Hands meetings (All Hands Meetings).
Working together on fun, non-work problems is a powerful way to improve team collaboration, critical thinking and fast, shared decision-making. And it obviously helps build camaraderie and a sense of team.
Depending on how they’re designed, games like these can be used for:
- Pure fun - Just play some games with the rest of your team.
- Learning through play - Use team games to learn about each other or a specific topic.
- Solving through play - Use games to explore a problem together.
Top Tips
- Always have someone prepare and facilitate the gameshop.
- Don't overcomplicate it or try to do too much.
- Use breakout rooms as needed.
- Encourage drinks, snacks, pets and laughing 😆
Resources
Here are a few games and resources that might help…
Name | Link |
|---|---|
Skribbl | skribbl.io |
Geoguessr | geoguessr.com |
Codenames | codenames.game |
Taboo | playtaboo.com |
Kahoot.com / Kahoot.it | kahoot.it |
Gartic Phone | garticphone.com |
Decryptr | www.decryptr.io |
Spyfall | www.spyfall.app |
Recounter | www.outofcontext.party |
Dixit | play-dixit.online |
Longwave | longwave.web.app |
Interrogation | interrogation.ftwinston.com |
Coup | www.chickenkoup.com |
Gamestorming | gamestorming.com |
Toolbox Toolbox | toolboxtoolbox.com |
Further Reading
How video games can help your team work smarter - Work Life by Atlassian
5-second summary Research shows that playing video games with your coworkers can build community and strengthen team effectiveness. Newly formed teams that played video games together for just 45 minutes were 20 percent more productive than those that engaged in more traditional team-building exercises.
www.atlassian.com
