Teams that connect, ship better. Build trust with questions that go beyond status updates.
You know their role. But do you know what drives them? What they're proud of? What they're struggling with?
Teams that understand each other collaborate better.
"I didn't know you were into that!"
After 6 months on the same team
2 minutes is all you need to shift from transactional to human
Start with 2 minutes of humanity. One question to get everyone present.
Go beyond 'what went well'. Explore how the team actually feels.
Managers: Stop status updates. Start asking about growth and blockers.
Safe for work, deep enough to matter
Build a 'user manual' for your colleagues.
Celebrate what's going right on the team.
Discover the humans behind the roles.
Signal that wellbeing matters here.
Make it safe to give and receive feedback.
Break out of 'the way we've always done it'.
Yes. Our Watercooler decks are designed for professional contexts — meaningful but not intrusive. Depth levels 2-6.
Retros discuss the work. This discusses the people. Google's Project Aristotle proved: psychological safety drives performance.
2 minutes at the start of a meeting. One question. That's enough to shift the energy from transactional to human.
Invest 2 minutes in the people behind the pixels.
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