Happiness Collage

Who are We? – Team Building Share

A good part to getting people to work together is creating avenues for the team to share what makes them Happy.  When assembling new teams and adding new teammates, I usually ask two things of the Team such as:

1. Adding their pictures, instead of standard icons, to the software we use to communicate.  Some people get really creative and use a cartoon character like badman or wonder woman or something that they really like.  Sports icons are a nice touch also.  The standard icon choices just suck in my opinion
2. Answering some Happiness questions to share with each other.  It is a great way of getting to know each other.  It is especially helpful when people are spread out around the globe. Always ask for pictures where you can.  Then I like to make a collage of pictures and posting them up on the wall. – Don’t forget to ask permission before posting on the wall.

Happiness Questions to ask:

• Name – need a profile picture
• What do you Do?  – make a cartoon character of ones self
• Where you work?
  • Many people work in different towns from where they grew up or call their hometown
  • If everyone works in the same city then this question is irrelevant.
• Hometown (not where you work)? – It could be the town you currently live in (it is up to the person)
  • Anything you really like about your hometown or are they famous for?
• Favorite Food?
• Favorite Hobbies or Things to Do?
  • Sports, collecting, hobbies, exercise, biking, running
• Are you involved in any Professional Activities, such as organizations, meetup groups?  I like to ask this because we like to call ourselves Professionals, which also means growing in our respective communities and sharing/learning from others.
• General, What Makes you Happy?

Sample Happiness answers for myself:

• Name: Greg Mester

• What do you Do?
  • Scrum Master and Cheerleader
• Where you work?
  • Mount Laurel, NJ
• Hometown (not where you work) – It could be the town you currently live in (it is up to the person)
  • Philly

• Famous for:
  • Liberty Bell and Cheese steaks

• Favorite Food?
  • Pasta, Cheesesteaks, Basque

• Favorite Hobbies or Things to Do?
  • Sports, collecting, hobbies, exercise, biking, running
    • Riding Trains with my boy and girl especially Steam Trains

• Are you involved in any Professional Activities, such as organizations, meetup groups?  I like to ask this because we like to call ourselves Professionals, which also means growing in our respective communities and sharing/learning from others.
  • AgilePhilly (http://www.agilephilly.com/)
  • Agile Delaware (https://www.meetup.com/Agile-Delaware/)
• General, What Makes you Happy?
  • My Family

Then put it all together in a collage.

It is a great when you can post this on your team’s wall.  It is a Great way for the Team to get to know each other and for your customers (internal.External) see your whole team.  It brings people together.

If your team is scattered around the globe or country put a map with markers.