Origins

What is it?

Everyone shares where they’re from — the city they were born in, the place they grew up, or the spot that feels like home. It helps discover the team’s diversity and find connections you didn’t expect.

When to use it

• At the first meeting of a new team or project
• During onboarding for new hires to introduce themselves naturally
• With distributed teams to put everyone’s different realities into context

Use this template

Use template

Create your free account, search for “Origins” in the Start from template section and click Use template — a copy is added to your account instantly. From there you can change the questions, add slides, or include other interactions to customize it.

How is this experience built?

1. An open-ended response slide asking: “Where are you from? Tell us something about your hometown”
2. An image participation slide for people to upload a photo of their place
3. Responses are displayed in a gallery everyone can explore
4. Optionally, a word cloud with “In one word, what do you miss most about where you’re from?”

Variations

• Professional origins: instead of where you were born, share how you ended up doing what you do today
• Musical origins: what music did you grow up listening to? Share a song that represents you
• Food origins: what’s the dish that reminds you of home?