So again, GIPHY is cool, but if you really want to build camaraderie and engagement with your team that’s meaningful and memorable, your team’s own GIFs will always win on Slack. The creativity options are really endless here, and giving your team a break from their routine to focus on being creative for a few minutes is a huge win for satisfaction and maintaining a high energy environment.

Themed GIF competitions (sports, holidays-releated, gaming, travel, etc.).

Get everyone doing GIF high-fives after a big achievement.

Make a big company announcement, then ask everyone to respond with a webcam GIF.

Some more ideas for custom GIFs your team could do: GIFs created by your team add a whole new dimension to culture and environment, especially for a remote team. Here’s a couple examples of daily “GIF magic tricks” we’ve started doing:Īfter starting to do these, our team now wants to compete to see who can get the most ‘reactions’ to their GIF trick.

I’m sure anyone reading this has Slack channels full of epic /giphy moments going down. And GIPHY’s are awesome, no doubt (especially when it’s totally not the GIPHY you were expecting).īut GIFs can be even more powerful in building community, team engagement and overall satisfaction when those GIFs are made by your team.Īnd the good news is you can use a site like to create a GIF really quickly based on a webcam recording.

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