Cold Open
I like icebreaker questions. My first go-to case was the opening of a workshop: cold room, nobody has spoken yet, and I reach for the same two every time. Dinner with anyone, dead or alive. What's one task at work you have to do but hate. Then I noticed I was reaching for the same two at team dinners, at a table of friends who don't all know each other, at the start of a call. Same moment, different room. So I built the thing I actually wanted: something on my phone I can open in a few seconds, get a handful of questions, and if I don't like the three on screen, tap again for three more. Nothing repeats on you until the whole pack has had a turn. Star the ones you like into tonight's set, put the phone away. In the room, tap one and it fills the screen like a slide. No typing anywhere in it (there isn't a text field at all), no account, no network. Every question is safe to ask with a manager listening. My two are in there too. I still don't know if it beats a good memory. But I've stopped opening with the same two.
Icebreaker questions on your phone that don't repeat on you. Star a few into tonight's set, tap one in the room and it fills the screen. Don't like the three you see? Tap again.