What's in this template
Three classic pairings ready to go — coffee or tea, early bird or night owl, books or movies. Keep them, or swap in your own pairs to suit the group.
Why icebreakers work better as a poll
Nobody has to speak first
Going round the room puts the quietest person on the spot. A poll lets everyone answer at once, which is why remote and hybrid teams get better participation from it.
The results are the conversation
The interesting part isn't the answer, it's the split. A 50/50 result on early bird versus night owl tells a manager something genuinely useful about the team's working rhythms.
It takes seconds, not minutes
One tap per pairing. You can run it in the first minute of a call without eating into the agenda.
It works for any group size
Six people or sixty, the format is the same and nobody waits their turn.
Run one in three steps
Keep or swap the pairings
The three included work for most groups. Swap in your own for a specific team, season, or event.
Share the link
Drop it in the meeting chat or show a QR code on screen. No account needed to answer.
Show the results live
Put the results on screen as they come in. The splits are what start the conversation.
The data behind ranked choice
We simulated 660,000 group votes to measure how often single-choice voting picks a different winner. With five options the plurality winner held no outright majority 84.3% of the time, and the two methods disagreed in 28.7% of votes. The gap widens as options increase.
Read the full study → · methodology and code published.