Warm-Up Games for Daily Standup Meetings - Boost Energy Before Your Meetings
Revitalize your daily standup meetings with quick, fun team building games.
Team building games don’t always have to be a full-on production. Sometimes a simple, playful exercise before a mid-day meeting is enough to shake people out of the slumps and inspire more participation.
Here are three quick and easy warm-up games that your team can enjoy before diving into the day’s tasks. (Do us a favor and just keep us in mind when you're ready to take your in-person outings and meetings to the next level).
Small Groups: Two Truths and a Lie
This game is great for smaller company teams of 6 to 10 people and takes ~10-15 minutes to complete.
How to Play:
Each team member takes turns sharing three statements about themselves – two truths and one lie.
The rest of the team tries to guess which statement is the lie.
After everyone has made their guesses, the person reveals the lie.
To make it more competitive, keep score of who gets the most guesses right. It’s highly likely that this team player also ranks high for Emotional Intelligence.
Benefits:
Encourages team members to learn more about each other.
Promotes trust and openness within the team by playfully confiding in the truths.
Sparks interesting conversations and laughter, setting a positive tone for the meeting.
2. Mid-Size Groups: One-Word Story
This game plays best in company meetings that have 15 to 40 people attending and is a great pre-meeting warmup to inspire creativity.
How to Play:
The team sits in a circle (or virtual circle for remote teams).
One person starts a story with a single word.
Each team member adds one word to continue the story.
The story continues until it goes around the circle one or two times, reaches a logical conclusion or becomes too funny to continue.
Benefits:
Enhances creativity and collaborative storytelling.
Requires listening and quick thinking.
Creates a fun and engaging start to the day, bringing the team together through laughter.
3. Large Groups: Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament
This game is team building game is a fantastic warmup for larger groups of 50 or more and takes ~5 to 10 minutes to play.
How to Play:
Have everyone in the room turn to their right or left and play a round of rock-paper-scissors with the person standing next to him or her – best 2 out of 3 wins.
The winner of that round must turn to another person in the room that won and play another round of rock-paper-scissors.
Here’s the catch: The person that looses the hand of rock-paper-scissors must now become the cheerleader for the round’s winner. If the person that he or she is cheering for loses, then he or she must now become the cheerleader for the new winner.
This game eventually culminates with the last two standing players in the room going head to head, each with a crowd of all the previous players cheering in their corner.
When the game finishes, have everyone give themselves a final cheer.
Benefits:
Physical activity gets blood pumping and dispels the lethargic mid-day slump.
It gets all participants laughing and engaged.
Provides a platform for team members to wake up, feel competitive and take on the day.
Encourages participants to root for each other.
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Incorporating quick team-building warm-up games into your daily standup meetings can significantly improve team morale, communication, and collaboration. These simple yet effective games set a positive tone for the day and help team members connect on a deeper level. And when you're ready to elevate your team-building efforts, Expert Active is here to provide unforgettable experiences that bring your team closer together. Book your next adventure with us and watch your team thrive!