Cohort Onboarding Scavenger Hunt

Cohort kick-off jump

Day one is here. Get the whole cohort in one shot, all jumping at the same time. Everyone needs to be off the ground or it does not count.

Name circle

Stand in a circle as a cohort. Each person introduces themselves with their name and one surprising fact. Photograph the moment someone shares the most unexpected one.

The lineup

As a cohort, line up in order of birth month without saying a word. Take a photo of the result. Argue afterwards.

Fact frenzy

Discover one surprising fact about every other person in the cohort. Write them all on a whiteboard, sticky notes or a piece of paper, then photograph the result.

Two truths and a lie

Play one round of two truths and a lie as a cohort. Photograph the moment someone is unmasked as the liar (their face is the prize).

Cohort superlatives

Vote on cohort superlatives ("most likely to stay late", "first to lead a project", "most snacks consumed"). Photograph the winner of the funniest category mid-acceptance speech.

Veteran encounter

Find the longest-tenured colleague you can today. Get the whole cohort in a group photo with them and ask for one piece of advice everyone can write down.

Cross-functional explorers

Each cohort member finds one colleague from a department different from theirs. Bring all those colleagues into one shared photo. The wider the spread of teams, the better.

Lunch tribes

Split the cohort across different lunch tables. No two cohort members at the same table. Each person takes a photo of their group, then combine the shots into one collage.

Coffee migration

Migrate the entire cohort to the coffee machine at the same time. Take a photo of the queue (and the look on the regulars' faces).

Cohort meeting room takeover

Pile every cohort member into one meeting room. Group photo, faces visible, smaller room is funnier.

The improvised flag

Build a makeshift "cohort flag" or symbol from whatever office supplies you can find: tape, paper, sticky notes, a chair. Take a photo of the cohort with it.

Whiteboard signatures

Find a whiteboard. Every cohort member signs or draws something on it. Photograph the result before someone wipes it.

Department dispatch

Each cohort member visits a different department for five minutes and takes a photo with someone from that team. Regroup and lay all the photos side by side.

Office mascot hunt

Hunt for the unofficial office mascot: a stuffed animal, a plant with a name, an inside-joke artifact. Group photo of the cohort with it.

Color theme day

As a cohort, agree on one color. Tomorrow, everyone wears something in that color. Take a group photo to prove it.

End-of-day cohort photo

Big group photo of the cohort at the end of the first day. Each person shares a one-word reaction to day one. Write the words next to the photo.

[Customize!] Founders' welcome

Take a creative cohort photo that represents how your founders or leadership welcome new starters. (Organizers: replace this with a video clip from a founder, a trivia question about the founding team, or a photo prompt at a meaningful spot.)

[Customize!] Mission moment

As a cohort, interpret the company mission in one staged photo: each person can play a different role, prop, or symbol. (Organizers: replace this with a prompt referencing your specific mission statement, a defining customer story, or a real example of the mission in action.)

[Customize!] First success story

Take a cohort photo at a place or with an artifact that represents an early company win (the first product, the first customer logo, the first office). (Organizers: pick the actual place, item or story and tell the cohort what they are looking for.)