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[Customize!] Team values check-in
Each squad picks one value or commitment they want the team to take away from this outing, writes it on a napkin or notecard, and the squad lead reads it aloud. Take a photo with all the napkins held up in the centre. (Organisers: replace this with a specific team-values prompt if you have one.)
[Customize!] The anniversary question
A question about the guest of honour. (Organizers: come up with a question and add the answer, for example "What year was the company founded?" or "Where was the first date?".)
[Customize!] The birthday child's favourite food
What is the birthday child's favourite food? (Organizers: fill in the correct answer under accepted answers, or let the kids guess with a hint.)
[Customize!] The birthday child's hobby
Take a photo where your group acts out the birthday child's favourite hobby together: football, dancing, gaming, horse riding, anything goes. (Organizers: put the hobby in this description so the group knows what to act out.)
[Customize!] The boardroom story
Photograph the most "formal" room in the office (boardroom, executive meeting room, big conference room). (Organizers: replace this with a prompt about a specific moment that defined the company in that room, or send the new hire to a different room with a real story behind it.)
[Customize!] The career question
A question about the leaver's career. (Organizers: come up with a question and add the answer, for example "What year did they start?" or "How many departments has the leaver worked in?".)
[Customize!] The city or campus fact
A question or task about your own city or program. (Intro committee: come up with a question or photo task, for example "What year was this university founded?" or "Photo at the oldest building on campus", with the answer.)
[Customize!] The company question
A question about your own company. (Organizers: come up with a question and add the answer, for example "What year did we move into this building?" or "How many offices do we have?".)
[Customize!] The iconic school moment
Which event from your school days does everyone remember? (Organizers: come up with a specific event and phrase the question, e.g. "What year did we go on the trip to X?", with the answer.)
[Customize!] The question about the parents
A question about the parents-to-be. (Organizers: come up with a question and add the answer, for example "How long have they been together?" or "Where did they meet?".)
[Customize!] The school party song
Which song was always played at the school party (and everyone still knows by heart)? (Organizers: fill in the song title under accepted answers.)
[Customize!] The spooky house
A task or question about a specific Halloween element in your area. (Organizers: come up with a question or photo task, e.g. "Photo by the house at number 12 with the pumpkins on the porch" or "What is the name of the neighbour who puts up the most decorations every year?".)
[Customize!] The strictest teacher
What was the name of the strictest teacher from your class? (Organizers: fill in the correct name under accepted answers, and optionally a second spelling.)
[Customize!] The week in one word
A question or mini-challenge about your work week. (Organizers: come up with a question or task, for example "Photo of the group acting out the word that best sums up this week" or a quiz question about something that happened this week, with the answer.)
[Customize!] Values in your space
Photograph an item in your home that connects to one of the company values (a book, a memento, a habit, a plant). (Organizers: tie this to a specific value and explain the connection you want them to make.)
[Customize!] Virtual neighborhood
Take a screenshot of the team page, org chart or company directory with the colleagues you have met today highlighted. (Organizers: customize the asset they should screenshot, or replace with a specific intro task.)
[Customize!] What we stand for
Take a photo expressing one of your company's core values in action: a real moment, a creative interpretation, a staged scene. (Organizers: replace this with a prompt tied to a specific value, a story behind your mission, or an artifact that captures the culture.)
185 Empty Chairs moment
The "185 Empty Chairs" memorial on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets honours those who died in the 2011 quake. Find the white chairs and take a respectful group photo with the team standing alongside (not on) the memorial.
18th & Vine jazz pose
The 18th and Vine district was the heart of Kansas City jazz from the 1920s. Find the Charlie Parker statue or a jazz mural and take a squad photo with the team in a sax-blowing pose.
6th Street bridal dance
Austin's 6th Street is wall-to-wall live music venues. Find a spot on 6th, peek into a club (or stand outside hearing the band) and take a group photo with the bride dancing in the centre.
6th Street live music
Austin's 6th Street is wall-to-wall live music venues. Find a spot on 6th, peek into a club (or stand outside hearing the band) and take a group photo with everyone dancing in place.
6th Street live music pose
On 6th Street: take a group photo or short video where the crew dances badly to whatever live music is leaking out of the nearest bar. Groom leads the dance moves.
A beautiful door
Hunt for the most beautiful or interesting front door you can find. Photograph it from straight on. Bonus if it has a number, a knocker or a strange handle.
A beautiful door or shop front
Find a beautiful door, shop front or wall along the way. Take a photo together there, as if it is a spontaneous photo shoot.