Icebreaker questions for meetings.
50 quick, work-appropriate ice breakers for team meetings, stand-ups, onboarding and Zoom calls. Ask one out loud to open a meeting, or play them as a free ice breaker game where everyone votes on their phone, then guesses how the rest of the team voted.
Quick starters
- Best way to start the work day?Play →
- How's your energy today?Play →
- Cameras on in team calls?Play →
- Monday or Friday?Play →
- Inbox zero or 1,000 unread?Play →
- Browser tabs: a few or dozens?Play →
- Work playlist: music or silence?Play →
- Your desk is…Play →
- Lunch: at your desk or away from it?Play →
- Meetings in the morning or the afternoon?Play →
- Notes: paper or digital?Play →
- To-do list: written down or in your head?Play →
- Coffee or tea?Play →
Meetings and remote work
- The ideal meeting length is…Play →
- Work messages after hours are…Play →
- Open-plan offices are…Play →
- Work from home or the office?Play →
- The best day for meetings is…Play →
- Every meeting needs an agenda.Play →
- Virtual backgrounds?Play →
- Emoji reactions in work chat are…Play →
- A meeting with no decisions is…Play →
- Walking meetings?Play →
- Start on time even if people are missing?Play →
- Hybrid meetings work best with…Play →
- Your best time for focused work is…Play →
Would you rather
- Would you rather sit through a 3-hour meeting or answer 100 emails?Play →
- A 4-day week for a 10% pay cut?Play →
- Would you rather work a month from a beach or a mountain cabin?Play →
- Would you rather present to the CEO or to 200 strangers?Play →
- Would you rather have a great boss and a dull job, or a dull boss and a great job?Play →
- Would you rather start work at 6am or finish at 8pm?Play →
- Would you rather have unlimited vacation or a 20% raise?Play →
- Would you rather have a short commute or a bigger salary?Play →
- Would you rather never attend another meeting or never write another email?Play →
- Would you rather work alone all day or in a team all day?Play →
- Would you rather have a nap pod or a gym at the office?Play →
- Would you rather get honest feedback or kind feedback?Play →
Get to know the team
- Early bird or night owl?Play →
- Beach holiday or city break?Play →
- Dogs or cats?Play →
- Introvert or extrovert?Play →
- Would you rather be a great leader or a great teammate?Play →
- Best way to celebrate a team win?Play →
- Learn a new skill every month or master one?Play →
- Planner or improviser?Play →
- Texting or calling?Play →
- Books or podcasts?Play →
- Summer or winter?Play →
- The best team perk is…Play →
The best meeting icebreakers take seconds, can't be answered wrong, and never put anyone on the spot. That's why the guessing round works so well at work: quieter people score as well as anyone, and the reveal tells you something real about how your team thinks.
Questions people ask
What are good icebreaker questions for meetings?
Quick, safe questions nobody can get wrong, with two or three clear options: cameras on or off, the ideal meeting length, coffee or tea. Skip politics, religion, money, health and anything about how people look.
How long should a meeting icebreaker take?
One question takes about a minute, which suits a weekly team meeting or stand-up. A full pack of six questions takes about ten minutes, which is right for a kickoff, an offsite or a new team's first meeting.
What's a good ice breaker game for work?
One where nobody is put on the spot. In HTruths everyone votes on an opinion question, then guesses what share of the team voted the same way. Points go to the closest guess, so it rewards knowing your team rather than knowing trivia.
Do these work on Zoom or Teams?
Yes. Share your screen and paste the join link in the chat. Everyone plays from their own phone or laptop, with no app and no sign-up.
Turn these into an ice breaker game
Start the free Work icebreakers pack at your next team meeting. Everyone joins from their phone with a code, votes, guesses the room, and the best mind-reader wins. No sign-up, no player limit.
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