The workplace happy hour concept is designed to help employees unwind after work whilst also fostering connections between colleagues. Some companies use it at the end of the working week but it can be done on different days or even every day!
Ideas for workplace happy hours:
- Trivia- encourages team interaction and boosts morale through thought provoking questions.
- Icebreaker questions- these can help conversations to flow between colleagues during happy hour. Questions include what is your hidden talent? What song describes your current mood?
- Scavenger hunt- these help employees interact with different people and foster team bonding. Challenges include recreate a viral TikTok dance or recreate an iconic movie scene.
- Who’s most likely to game- these questions help employees interact and get to know each other better. A question is posed, and employees must decide which colleague is most likely to do the act. Examples include who’s likely to forget their birthday, cook the best meal or host sports news.
- Karaoke competition- challenge your employees to get involved in karaoke you could even make it more fun with a box of props.
Find out more about these happy hour ideas and more here:
https://teambuilding.com/blog/happy-hour-ideas
There are also virtual happy hour suggestions:
- Icebreaker activities in virtual breakout rooms
- Guess the song- play ten seconds of songs and get employees to guess the song
- Speed crossword puzzle- two teams of colleagues compete to complete a crossword puzzle as fast as they can. This activity encourages teamwork and problem solving.
- Sneak it in- teams are placed into breakout rooms where they decide on a word they are going to sneak into discussions with other colleagues. The winning team are the team that get their word in the most times without being called out by another team.
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