Recently started a new project, everyone’s remote, handful know each other, most know no one. Few newer hires. I want to set-up some kind of laid back happy-hour w/out work but I’m failing to find a way to make that happen with 10ish people and I am trying to avoid the mandatory fun vibe. I’d like to get to know these folks, and welcome in the newer ones, but I’m not sure how to proceed(without it being kind of lame).

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This one is so tricky. I think we have to give up on the idea of making everyone happy - all virtual happy hours are a little campy. Can start by making it voluntary as well as during normal office hours. 30 mins is good amt off time to start, either leave people wanting more or give them the sweet release of signing off.

Fan favorites have been a game of jeopardy, trivia, crossword puzzles. We did price is right which was fun but seemed to be a fair amount of work.

We have been able to finally allow people to do a 1x meal expense for celebrations (based on guidance that might be specific to my OP or account for fellow deloitters). On smaller teams, SMs/PPMDs have just paid for people's snacks delivered thru grubhub. (I miss out on that bc I'm so rural but don't mind).

Finally, we have also put together team books where everyone gets a slide to post their about them - hobbies, hometown, fun sfw pics. A low pressure way to get to know people.

The struggle is still real but might as well try.

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I like it

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How about saying something like “on Tu and Th I’m going to log in to our call 15 minutes earlier to just chat and give us all a chance to get to know one another a little better.”

Another thing we do is called a 4 x 4. Each meeting someone takes a turn— you present a slide with 4 pictures and you have 4 minutes to explain it to the group. Can be anything— from your kids to a hobby to a funny meme you saw that is worth sharing.
Every call starts that way for 5 minutes.

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The first one is so simple but would be pretty remarkably challenging to execute well. I really like the second.

I was on one recently that was good and we played a game called contemplative prompts. Basically come up with a list of questions and go around asking each other them (facilitated). Like:

- what's the one place you want to travel to after covid?

- what should be taught more in school?

Works well in a group of 4-6

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Following. What’s the new all remote kickoff / team happy hour and dinner look like these days?

Well, the other ones I’ve been on have sucked, so I definitely don’t want it to be that 😂

Get buy in from the project lead and let people expense takeaway

100%, there are a handful of us who have budgets to throw

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