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Origin Stories

Team Relationships

Workshop Goals

  • Get to know more about your fellow team members, personally and professionally
  • Understand what different team members value, and what they see as their strengths and weaknesses
  • Build personal bonds
  • Have fun!

Description

In this experience, tap into your superhero backstory and get to know your team members better.  Each team member will reveal a little about themselves in four categories: Origin Story; Values; Strengths; and Kryptonite during this experience. Add all team slides to a shared doc after the experience so your team has a book of Origin Stories everyone can refer to!

Quick FAQs

TIME

30 mins

TEAM SIZE

3+ people

FORMAT

Virtual with slide deck

EXPERIENCE CATEGORY

Team Relationships

What you'll need

Materials

 

For this workshop, you'll need:

  • A copy of the Origin Stories template
  • Optional: allow team members to select a superhero avatar/image/gif to add to their story

Templates

 

Each team member will need to complete their own slide from this Origin Stories template deck. 

Facilitator Notes

 

This workshop does not require facilitator notes.

Step-by-Step

  • Make a copy of the template
  • Share this with your team in advance so they can complete their Origin Stories slide before the experience. Each team member can add their story directly to the template, or make a copy of the slide so their answers stay secret until the experience.
  • For added flair, suggest each team member to find an image, gif, or icon of a superhero to represent themselves and bring that to the workshop or add it to their slide!

Let your team know you'd like to take some time to get to know each other better by sharing stories about what shaped us. Try building some anticipation by introducing the experience with the question: "if you were a superhero, who would you be and why?" 

  • If your team is large, we suggest using breakout rooms to create smaller groups to share your stories. 
  • Pin your completed Origin Stories deck to your team's Slack channel so everyone can take a look at any time!

  • Collect all completed Stories if they were not already added to the master deck, and share this with your team.
  • Consider a follow-up activity such as Working With Me or creating a Team Agreement to continue building on the conversation.

Not quite right?

If these sessions don't cover the topic you're looking for, seem too light-touch, or you want to take a deeper dive, we recommend taking another look at our Facilitated Team Development offerings instead. Unsure exactly what's right for your team? Contact L&D for a consultation and we'll help you find the right training for your needs!