This activity is remote-only: everyone in a group tries to guess whose desk is whose, based on a set of photos of each others’s desks.
How to do it
Ask everyone to send you a photo of their desk before the meeting. Then, share all the photos online for everyone to see, e.g. all in one presentation slide (up to 9 people), or as a thread in Slack. Everyone then has to guess which desk belongs to which person, and write their answers down.
After a couple of minutes, ask each person to reveal which desk is theirs. Everyone can then tally up their score of how many they guessed right.
Variations
If you have time, it might be a good idea to discuss any tips anyone has for good remote working set-ups and best practices.
Another variation: rather than desks, ask everyone to take a photo of their shoes! This should spark a different kind of fun conversation.
Source: SessionLab
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