A simple but effective icebreaker

Simple things are often the best.

This really simple icebreaker gets everyone participating in a meeting or workshop right from the start.

It’s good for remote meetings as well as in person.

The emoji check in.

Emoji Check In

Preparation

You’ll need:

  • An online whiteboard (such as miro.com)
  • A selection of emojis

Remote meetings

This example is built using miro.com, adapt these instructions for your own tool

  1. Create an empty frame and fill in the background colour to make it a bit more fun
  2. Add a useful title e.g. “Team Check In” (or whatever the right context is)
  3. Create an empty container for 2 emojis per person (I use white circles), and leave a space for someone to add their name

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