The Technique of Personal Surveys
Personal surveys and polls are a quick, easy and entertaining way for teammates to share fun facts about themselves. For example, “What was the first concert you attended?” or “What three items do you always have on you?”
The purpose of this technique is to facilitate the bonding of people, strengthen relationships, foster camaraderie and improve teamwork.
Team bonding is when teammates make personal connections by spending time together and doing fun, relaxing, and personal activities. For example, camping, team dinners, and game nights.
Here are the steps to doing this Technique:
- Put together a list of questions
- Distribute the surveys
- Collect the answers
- Share the results
You can turn the technique into a fun game by asking team members to guess which team member gave which answer. Or, you can create word clouds, or hang the answers on a break room fridge, bulletin board, or message board so that teammates and look at the replies during down time.
We inspire you with some possible questions
The best questions to ask someone are often framed in fun and interesting ways, and people use them to build stronger relationships. These prompts are also known as “get to know you questions.”
- What are your hobbies?
- Do you collect anything?
- What are you passionate about?
- What is the greatest accomplishment of your life?
- What is on your bucket list?
- What is your best childhood memory?
- What skill would you most like to learn?
- Who is your hero?
- If your pet could talk, what do you think they might say about you?
- What is your useless talent?
- If you could choose one superpower, what would it be?
- What is your favorite color? or What is your favorite animal?
- What is your favorite season?
- What book changed your life?
- What is your favourite song?
