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Remote Team Kickoff Template

A template for running a weekly team kickoff or standup for your remote team. Works best on desktop.
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About this template
Keeping your remote team feeling connected can be really difficult. We were definitely feeling the struggle, a year or so into the pandemic with a team spread across different cities and timezones.
I made this template to use during our Monday team kickoff to try something different and see if we could feel a little more connected. The team enjoyed it, and soon other teams in the company started using it too. Since then we’ve continued to mold it to the vibe of the team, but what stays the same is the want and need to stay connected.
We’ll run through this template in a 30m Zoom meeting:
Team Weather - Sometime’s it’s easy to forget that people on your team are in very different places from one another. Glancing at the weather at the beginning of your standup can be a nice way to stay in touch.
Photo Booth - Sharing what folks are up to outside of work can be a casual way to learn more about one another.
Kudos - Instead of doing a typical “standup” where people share what they’ve done, you might try having people take a moment to appreciate their colleagues while still hearing what’s going on.
Key Dates - No need to talk so much through this, but an easy way to remind people of key dates and metrics
Announcements Announcements are usually time for logistical things, but have fun with it by celebrating someone’s birthday or maybe a work anniversary.
Give it try and see what your team thinks!
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Helena Jaramillo, Design Lead at Coda
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😎 Team Weather
What’s it like where your teammates are at? Enter your zip code to see the temperature.
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Zip Code
City
Weather
Temp.
Nice!
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Helena Jaramillo
19147
Philadelphia, PA, US
Rain and snow
17
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Carlo Jörges
13210
Syracuse, NY, US
Snow
12
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📸 Photo Booth
What have you been up to outside of work?
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Went to the beach!
Helena Jaramillo
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Went for a nature walk!
Carlo Jörges
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Went to NYC!
Helena Jaramillo
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🔥 Kudos
Give your teammates some kudos for something that they did last week.
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Nice!
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Helena Jaramillo
Carlo Jörges
Nice job fixing so many bugs this week!
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Carlo Jörges
Helena Jaramillo
Thanks for setting up this team meeting!
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📆 Key Dates
Important dates coming up! Hover each card to edit the text through a formula.
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📣 Announcements
Hover over the card below to edit the text in a formula.
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Helena Jaramillo
We have next week off
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Carlo Jörges
We’re having a bug week this week
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This template doesn’t work so well on mobile, best to try it on desktop.
This template uses
the Cardz pack
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, a paid pack. It also uses the free
Weather pack.
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