Future Facebook Posts

This is a great activity to get the team members focused on where they want to go rather than the common “what-if thoughts” that fill up the brains of engineers when thinking about the future.

Running the activity

1. Start by introducing the activity:
   “Please, assume everyone on the team would be posting at Facebook, and imagine you will travel in time and will be able to look at our team timeline (with all posts).”
2. Ask participants to write down future Facebook posts (individually):
   “Please, write down (individually) your Facebook posts in the future. These posts should have a short text and a date on the future (e.g., the release date).”
3. Place the posts visible on a timeline.
4. Ask participants to add up to 5 “Likes” to all the posts.
5. Discuss with the group and use action items.