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34 best debrief team building questions
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It's a great time of year for team building activities. It's also the perfect time to take your team research and debrief with these questions in mind. Being able to answer: How did it go? What did we learn? Who was most responsive during the activity? Who got the most headlines? And what makes you think that other people will be any more receptive or interested in your product?
If you could instantly learn any skill, what would it be?
Can you be more specific, or explain it another way?
How did you come up with your idea or solution to the problem?
How did your team work together?
What will we do differently as a result of our insights?
How do you feel now?
If you were struggling to do the task, how did you get through it?
Did anyone in your team surprise you?
In terms of working as a team, what would you do differently next time?
Did you need all the materials provided? Why?
How did the team handle conflict?
Do you practice any interesting or unique traditions?
Was you leader a good leader? Why?
If you could do the activity again, what would you change?
Do you feel you worked well as a team?
When there wasn't a good result, what do you think contributed to that?
What does this activity suggest about our daily actions at work?
Describe your experience – what happened?
Why were you successful (or not)?
How were the roles of team members selected?
What obstacles to working as a high performing team did you face?
How important was communication when leading?
What about you? How did you personally perform during the task?
Who took control of the activity? What did that create (e.g. conflict? relief?)
What is a weird habit that you have?
Did your team try different ideas? If so, why did you change your approach? What can you learn from this?
What did a fellow team member do that was really helpful?
Did the whole team agree? Did everyone have an input?
(If appropriate) What feedback would you like to give to your activity team leader?
How did you help your team during the activity?
What did you take away from this activity?
How well did your team perform during the task?
How do you achieve your goals?
What did you learn today that you will take back to the workplace?