This one is for remote meetings, and it’s a nice way to give each other something to look at about your world (or at least the room you’re in!) rather than just a view of your head and shoulders during the videoconference.
How to do it
At the start of your meeting, ask everyone to take a photo on their phone of something in the room, wherever they are tuning into the videoconference. It could be a photo of their desk, or just one particular thing on the desk, or some art on the wall, or even the view outside.
Ask everyone to post their photos in the group channel on your chat software (e.g. Slack or MS Teams). If that’s not available, then holding the picture up to the screen is another way. If there is time, ask everyone to describe one interesting thing about their room, or explain why they took that particular photo.
Variations
Working remotely from home ”” especially for long periods ”” can get tedious and boring, and so this might be a good time for everyone to share tips and tricks with each other about keeping your work area fun and productive.
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