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Light · 84 questions

Easy openers. Safe for anyone.

1. What's the last thing you took a photo of?
2. Coffee, tea, or something nobody here would guess?
3. What's a small win you had this week?
4. If you could add one hour to the day, what would you spend it on?
5. What's the most-used app on your phone that isn't messages?
6. What was your very first job?
7. What's something you're weirdly good at?
8. Window seat or aisle seat — and how strongly do you feel?
9. What's the best thing you've eaten this month?
10. What's a skill you picked up that surprised you?
11. If your week had a soundtrack so far, what genre is it?
12. What's one thing on your desk that has a story behind it?
13. What's a show or book you'd recommend without hesitation?
14. Early riser or night owl, honestly?
15. What's a place you'd move to tomorrow if logistics didn't exist?
16. What's something you tried recently for the first time?
17. What's your go-to order when you can't decide?
18. What did you want to be when you were ten?
19. What's the last thing that made you laugh out loud?
20. If you had to teach a 20-minute class right now, on what?
21. Which snack would you bring to a team road trip?
22. If our team were a band, what would we be called?
23. How do you take your first coffee or tea of the day?
24. Who is a cartoon character you relate to more than you should?
25. Describe your workspace in three words.
26. Pick a superpower that would help you most at work.
27. Where is the best lunch spot near where you work or study?
28. Which movie could you quote word for word?
29. Tell us about a hobby you've had since you were a kid.
30. Name a song that always gets you moving.
31. If you could swap desks with anyone in history, who?
32. Are you a to-do list person or a keep-it-in-your-head person?
33. Which season do you do your best work in?
34. How do you spend the first ten minutes of your day?
35. Who in your life gives the best recommendations?
36. Describe the perfect Friday afternoon.
37. Pick a mascot for this group.
38. Where did you go on your most memorable school field trip?
39. Which app would you delete if you had to lose one?
40. Tell us something you can cook really well.
41. Name a place in your hometown everyone should visit.
42. If you had a theme song for meetings, what would it be?
43. Do you prefer sunrise or sunset?
44. Which board game would you win against this group?
45. How do you like to spend your lunch break?
46. Who was your favorite teacher, and why?
47. Describe your ideal weekend in one sentence.
48. Pick one thing you'd put in a time capsule for this team.
49. Where would you go on a company retreat if you picked?
50. Which fictional workplace would you want to work in?
51. Tell us about the best gift you ever received.
52. Name a smell that reminds you of school.
53. If you could learn any language instantly, which one?
54. Are you more of a planner or an improviser?
55. Which holiday snack do you look forward to most?
56. How many tabs do you have open right now?
57. Who would play you in a movie about this team?
58. Describe your dream vacation in five words.
59. Pick a sport you'd love to try just once.
60. Where do you do your best daydreaming?
61. Which emoji do you use most at work?
62. Tell us about a pet you've had or wish you had.
63. Name the best concert or live event you've attended.
64. If you could have lunch with any author, who?
65. Do you prefer working to music or in silence?
66. Which word do you overuse?
67. How would your coworkers describe your desk?
68. Who's the most famous person you've ever met?
69. Describe your commute as a movie genre.
70. Pick a room in your house you'd work from forever.
71. Where would you teleport for lunch today?
72. Which childhood toy would you bring back?
73. Tell us a fun fact about your hometown.
74. Name a small thing that improved your week.
75. If you could master one instrument, which one?
76. Are you a cold weather or hot weather person?
77. Which fictional character would make the best manager?
78. How do you reward yourself after a long day?
79. Who in your family has the best stories?
80. Describe the best meal you've had on a trip.
81. Pick one thing you'd automate in your life.
82. Where would you hold a meeting if there were no rules?
83. Which game did you play most growing up?
84. Tell us the most interesting place you've ever lived.

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Deeper · 83 questions

Personal, but not heavy.

1. What's something people get wrong about you at first?
2. What kind of work makes you lose track of time?
3. What's a piece of advice you ignored and later wished you hadn't?
4. When do you do your best thinking?
5. What's something you've changed your mind about in the last few years?
6. What's a compliment you've received that actually stuck?
7. What part of your job would you keep if you could only keep one?
8. Who taught you the most about how to work with people?
9. What's a risk you took that paid off?
10. What do you do when you're stuck on something?
11. What's a habit that made a real difference for you?
12. What's something you're currently bad at but want to get better at?
13. When was the last time you felt genuinely proud of your work?
14. What's a decision you made that shaped where you are now?
15. What do you wish more people asked you about?
16. What's the hardest feedback you've received, and did it help?
17. What does a genuinely good day at work look like for you?
18. What's something you learned the slow, painful way?
19. What kind of team makes you do your best work?
20. What would you do with a fully free month?
21. Which project are you proudest of, and why?
22. If you could shadow anyone for a day, who would it be?
23. How do you like to receive feedback?
24. Who helped you most when you were new somewhere?
25. Describe a moment you felt part of a great team.
26. Pick one skill you'd love this group to teach you.
27. Where did you learn the most about working with others?
28. Which part of your work gives you the most energy?
29. Tell us about a time you asked for help and it changed things.
30. Name one thing you'd like to get better at this year.
31. If you started over in a new field, what would you pick?
32. How do you recover after a rough day?
33. Who outside of work keeps you grounded?
34. Describe the best boss or leader you've had.
35. Which habit helps you stay focused?
36. Pick a time you had to learn something fast.
37. Where do you want to be in your growth a year from now?
38. Tell us about a mistake that turned into a lesson.
39. Name a book or talk that changed how you work.
40. If you could fix one thing about how teams usually meet, what would it be?
41. How do you know you've done a good job?
42. Who do you go to when you're stuck?
43. Describe what makes a place feel welcoming to you.
44. Which small gesture from a coworker has stayed with you?
45. Pick a word for how you want this group to feel.
46. Where do you get your best ideas?
47. Tell us about a challenge you're facing right now.
48. Name something that motivates you beyond a paycheck.
49. If you could change one thing about your role, what would it be?
50. How do you handle a disagreement with a teammate?
51. Who is someone you admire in your field?
52. Describe the moment you knew you were in the right line of work, or the wrong one.
53. Which part of your day do you guard most closely?
54. Pick one thing that makes you feel appreciated.
55. Where did you learn to handle pressure?
56. Tell us about a goal you reached that once felt impossible.
57. Name the best advice you've received from someone younger than you.
58. If you could give your first-day self a tip, what would it be?
59. How do you balance speed and doing things well?
60. Who in this room would you like to know better?
61. Describe a class or training that actually helped you.
62. Which strength of yours goes unnoticed?
63. Pick a time you had to lead without being in charge.
64. Where do you feel the most creative?
65. Tell us about a time you surprised yourself at work or school.
66. Name one way this group could support you better.
67. If you had a free week to learn anything, what would you study?
68. How do you celebrate a finished project?
69. Who taught you the value of hard work?
70. Describe your ideal balance between teamwork and solo time.
71. Which moment made you proud of someone else here?
72. Pick one change that would make your week easier.
73. Where do you want to take on more responsibility?
74. Tell us about a time you had to start over.
75. Name something you've changed your approach to recently.
76. If you could have a mentor from any field, who?
77. How do you stay curious?
78. Who do you think is underrated in your line of work?
79. Describe what helps you trust a new teammate.
80. Which task do you secretly enjoy that others avoid?
81. Pick the best compliment you could hear from this group.
82. Where have you grown the most in the last year?
83. Tell us what success looks like for you this month.

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Deepest · 83 questions

The ones that stay with you.

1. What are you quietly working toward that no one here knows about?
2. What's something you gave up to be where you are?
3. When did you last feel out of your depth, and what happened?
4. What do you think you'll regret if you keep doing it this way?
5. What's a belief about success you inherited and are still unlearning?
6. Where do you feel like an outsider, even now?
7. What's the failure you learned the most from?
8. What do you want your work to have been for?
9. When did you last change direction because something stopped fitting?
10. What's something you're afraid you're not good enough at?
11. Who do you compare yourself to, and is it fair?
12. What would you do differently if no one was watching?
13. What's a version of your life you almost lived?
14. What do you need more of right now that you haven't asked for?
15. What does burnout look like for you specifically?
16. What are you tolerating that you shouldn't be?
17. What's a truth about this industry you rarely say out loud?
18. When did you last do something purely because it mattered to you?
19. What would you want people to say about how you worked?
20. What's the question you've been avoiding?
21. Which moment in your career or studies still makes you nervous to talk about?
22. If you knew you couldn't fail, what would you try next?
23. How do you handle feeling like an impostor?
24. Who do you most want to make proud through your work?
25. Describe a time you felt invisible in a group.
26. Pick the hardest decision you've made about your path.
27. Where do you feel pressure to be someone you're not?
28. Which fear shows up most when you start something new?
29. Tell us about a time you spoke up and it cost you.
30. Name a boundary you wish you'd set earlier.
31. If you could leave one lesson for the next person in your seat, what would it be?
32. How has your idea of success changed over the years?
33. Who believed in you when you didn't believe in yourself?
34. Describe a time you had to let go of something you worked hard on.
35. Which part of your work feels most meaningful, and why?
36. Pick a moment you wanted to quit and didn't.
37. Where do you want more courage?
38. Tell us about a time you felt truly supported.
39. Name something you're still proving to yourself.
40. If you had to choose between security and passion, which would win?
41. How do you want people to feel after working with you?
42. Who taught you something hard about yourself?
43. Describe what rest actually means to you.
44. Which expectation are you ready to put down?
45. Pick the moment you learned the most about your limits.
46. Where do you still hold back in groups?
47. Tell us about a goal you quietly gave up on.
48. Name the value that guides your hardest choices.
49. If you could be honest about one thing at work without consequences, what would it be?
50. How do you handle being misunderstood?
51. Who do you worry you're letting down?
52. Describe a moment you realized you'd outgrown a role.
53. Which kind of failure scares you most?
54. Pick one thing you'd change if you had more courage.
55. Where did your drive come from in the first place?
56. Tell us about the most humbling moment of your working life.
57. Name what you want more of in the next chapter.
58. If your job disappeared tomorrow, what would you miss about it?
59. How do you keep going when the work feels thankless?
60. Who has shaped how you lead or how you follow?
61. Describe the moment you felt most out of place.
62. Which dream did you put on hold for practical reasons?
63. Pick a time you had to choose between being liked and being right.
64. Where do you need to forgive yourself?
65. Tell us what you're afraid to ask for.
66. Name the work you'd do even if nobody paid you.
67. If you could redo the last year, what would you keep?
68. How do you tell the difference between a hard season and the wrong path?
69. Who is the person you learned the most from, and do they know it?
70. Describe what it would take for you to feel truly fulfilled.
71. Which part of yourself do you leave at the door when you work?
72. Pick the kind of legacy you'd want to leave behind.
73. Where are you playing it safe?
74. Tell us about someone who made you feel like you belonged.
75. Name something you've never said to a colleague but wish you had.
76. If you could slow down one thing in your life, what would it be?
77. How do you want to have changed by this time next year?
78. Who do you become when things go wrong?
79. Describe a time you stayed true to yourself under pressure.
80. Which question about your future keeps coming back?
81. Pick one thing you'd like this group to know about you.
82. Where do you find meaning on ordinary days?
83. Tell us what you would tell yourself on your hardest workday.

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