Try this Tiny Cats Check-in activity to boost your team’s camaraderie and have a laugh along the way.
Team check-ins are really important, but using the same format time after time can get boring after a while. This check-in activity uses pictures of cats to get everyone in the mood for opening up a bit, and sharing with one another.
When to use this canvas
At the start of a new project, to galvanize a whole team
Part-way through a project, to improve team camaraderie, communication, trust and support
At the end of a project, as a retrospective or as a way of reflecting on how the project went and how you and/or your team would like to improve
To gauge how a group feels about any major change going on in the organization.
How to use this Miro template
Ask - Let everyone know the specific context (what is the group sharing their mood about?), and then ask everyone: Where are you at?
Think - Give everyone a moment or two to think in silence, and then when they are ready...
Add - Ask everyone to place a dot (from the set of dots conveniently provided in the template) on one of the pictures of tiny cats that best represents how they feel.
Discuss - Ask each person to mention something briefly about why they chose the picture they chose, and then encourage everyone to make any comments about insights or themes that emerge.
Act - Help set a healthy tone of intention. Are there any actions that should be taken as a result of this check-in?
This activity takes anywhere from 5 minutes to half an hour, depending on the number of people, and how long you want to have a discussion.
