Chief Vibes Officer
Chief Vibes Officers bring the play and positivity. Lead a fun team icebreaker that builds trust, sparks joy, and encourages support.
준비 시간
5분
진행 시간
5분
인원
3+
5초 요약
- Lead a simple, lighthearted team icebreaker each week.
- Spark meaningful connection across time zones with a fun question posed on Slack or Teams.
- Rotate the role to keep the energy fresh and avoid overburdening anyone.
필요한 사항
- Slack 또는 Teams와 같은 팀 커뮤니케이션 도구
- Shared document, like a Confluence page
- AI tool, such as Atlassian’s Rovo or your preferred AI tool
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How to lead a fun team icebreaker as Chief Vibes Officer
Chief Vibes Officers bring the play and positivity. Lead a fun team icebreaker that builds trust, sparks joy, and encourages support.
What is a Chief Vibes Officer?
A Chief Vibes Officer (CVO) is the person who leads a fun team icebreaker each week to boost team connection.
The role of CVO rotates each week to keep the ritual easy to maintain and fresh without burdening anyone.
The CVO’s job is to:
- Set the “vibe” for the week by picking a theme (like “favorite foods”) and a question (like “If you could eat just one thing every day, what would it be and why?”)
- Post the question in their team’s communication channel to get the conversation going
- Nurture participation with stories, photos, memes, playlists, and reactions
- Make it easier for teammates to connect, share a bit of themselves, and feel more comfortable asking for help
Hand off the “CVO crown” to the next person in the rotation at the end of the week
Essentially, the role of the CVO is to determine: How do I want my team to feel? What’s going to get us up and running on Monday, keep us motivated throughout the week, and bond us together all the while?
Why do a team icebreaker each week?
This fun, weekly team icebreaker:
- Boosts connection and camaraderie in a lightweight, async way
- Makes space for joy
- Encourages non-work conversations that deepen trust
When should you select a Chief Vibes Officer and do the team icebreaker?
Weekly, or anytime you want to increase team connection remotely without extra meetings.
3 benefits of the Chief Vibes Officer team icebreaker
A group of 77 teams at Atlassian tried this ritual.
- 97% of participants felt the ritual “sparked joy”
- 87% built connections with their teammates
32% felt it was easier to ask for help from their teammates
Read the full report: Try this ritual to spark joy at work - Work Life by Atlassian
1. Create a rotation
예상 시간: 5분
Start a shared document, like a Confluence page, and give access to everyone on the team.
Then, add a table like the one below. Add teammates alphabetically or ask AI to create a random rotation.
The CVO role should rotate weekly. Encourage everyone to participate at least once to build connection across the team.
| CVO | 주 | Theme/VibePick from vibe-spiration below, or come up with your own. |
| @name | [Date] | [Theme]: [Question] Example - “All the feels:” What book/movie makes your heart melt? |
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| Feel good Dream big: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?Compliments: What's the best compliment you've ever received? / Plus make a point to compliment two team members this week.The feels: What book/movie makes your heart melt?I’m proud: What's something you're proud of?Be my guest: If the team rocked up at your place for dinner, what would you cook for us?Meet my place: Post a photo of two objects in your house/office that make you smile. Tell us why.My town: Imagine you're our tour guide of your city/town for a weekend. What three places would you take us to and why?Skills: Name a skill you're good at / and pick two team members whose skills you admire and let them know about it this week.Nostalgia: What was your first concert?About me: Do you have a nickname / did you have a nickname as a kid? Tell us about it. | Huh Fav foods: If you could eat just one thing every day, what would it be and why?Power: If you were the president/dictator of the world, what would you decree?Quirks: Have you ever named your car/plants/some other object? If so, tell us why you picked that name.Spontaneity: What's the most spontaneous thing you've ever done?Survival instinct: If you had to be in the natural habitat of a crocodile, a shark, or a brown bear, which would you most likely survive? And what would you do to improve your odds?If I could go back: If you could remain an age (for example, ten years old) for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?Stuff I like:Do you have any collections? Or if not – if you had an endless supply of money, what would you want to collect?Time travel: If you could time travel, where would you stop off and why?Virtual superheroes:Create your own superhero. From mundane to world-saving. | Laughs Binge-worthy:What's your guilty TV binge pleasure?Would you rather: I've three 'would you rathers' for us to mull over this week…tell me what you'd pick and why.ROFL: Share a meme, TikTok, or whatever made you laugh recently.Talent show: What would you do/ show if you were forced to participate in a talent show?Facepalm: What's the worst style choice you've ever made? (clothes, haircut, house stuff). Bonus points for pics.Celebrity dinner: What three celebrities/famous people (dead or alive) would you invite to dinner? And why.Contestant: What reality or game show do you think you would win/would you like to go on?Zombie attack:If the zombie apocalypse comes, who would be on your survival team? [fictional or real people].Hindsight:What's the most ridiculous impulse purchase you've ever made? [Bonus points for pics!] | Theme it Halloween:When you were a kid, what was the one thing you wanted to dress up as but didn't?Holiday foods: What's one of your favorite holiday traditions/foods and why?Valentines: What makes your heart full and why – a book, poem, movie, adorable pets…anything?Family traditions:What's a tradition your family follows during holiday time? (funny, unique, or just plain weird).Public holidays of the world:What’s a unique public holiday or celebration in your country/city? What do people do to celebrate? |
2. Set the vibe and start the conversation
예상 시간: 2분
Each Monday, the CVO picks a fun or meaningful “vibe” and posts it in your team’s communication channel, like Slack or Teams. The vibe is a theme or question meant to spark a light, ongoing conversation throughout the week.
As CVO, pick from one of the suggested themes and questions, or come up with your own. Reply to your own post to get the conversation going.
Sample Slack message:
Hi folks, this is your Chief Vibes Officer speaking.
This week, we're dreaming big. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? Sound off in the thread!
Tip: Use AI to brainstorm and differentiate
Need ideas? Ask AI to brainstorm themes and related questions. If AI is integrated with the rest of your toolset, like Rovo, you can ask it to scan through your chat channel or document to see what themes have already been covered, then brainstorm unique ideas.
3. Support ongoing participation
예상 시간: 2분
Encourage teammates to contribute stories, photos, emojis, or their own responses. You could:
- Share a meme or playlist that matches the theme
- Offer a personal story or example
- Acknowledge or react to others who join in
Sample first comment from Chief Vibes Officer:
I wanted to be a weather woman on TV! True story: Instead of posters of boy bands, I had pictures of hurricanes in my room.
Tip: Encourage, but don’t force it
When 50%+ of your team participates, people feel more connected and more comfortable asking for help. Some colleagues may not want to answer personal questions, and that’s ok.
4. Hand over the “crown” on Friday
예상 시간: 1분
Wrap up the week by passing the CVO “crown” to the next person listed in the rotation. Tag them in Slack or Teams so they’re ready for Monday.
Sample Slack message:
Friday vibe check!
It was a joy learning about your childhood dream jobs. The award for most specific dream goes to Robbie, the wannabe Dinosaur Bone Miner.
Passing the CVO crown to Marina for next week!
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In-person team icebreaker
Pose the icebreaker question at your team’s in-person meeting, or use AI to brainstorm another question that compliments the weekly theme. Then, post a Slack or Teams message in your team’s channel to share the answers and spread the good vibes.
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