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Icebreaker questions.
Simple enough for a new group, specific enough to produce more than a one-word answer.
Use one at the beginning of a call, dinner, workshop, or first meeting.
- What small thing made you smile this week?
- Which meal could you happily eat every week?
- What is a place you would revisit tomorrow?
- Which ordinary skill are you surprisingly good at?
- What is the best recommendation you received recently?
- Which song instantly changes your mood?
- What would your ideal slow Sunday look like?
- Which season feels most like you?
- What is something you always keep nearby?
- Which fictional world would you visit for one day?
- What is your favorite way to waste ten minutes?
- Which smell brings back a good memory?
How to use them
Low pressure, real detail.
The best icebreakers are answerable by everyone without requiring private information or a performance.
For groups, ask the same question once and keep answers short enough that everybody gets a turn.
Use a follow-up only when someone clearly wants to tell the longer story.