Team Member Mixer Call
Two colleagues share one video call and each invites someone the other does not know, making four. Each host brings a topic in case the conversation stalls. At the end, one host and the other host's guest set up the next mixer with two new guests, so the chain spreads through the organisation.
Use in remote or hybrid organisations where people only know their own team and cross-team connections have dried up.
Solves: Remote work removes the corridor and coffee-machine encounters where people from different departments used to meet.
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Step 1: Two people agree to co-host and set up a single 25-minute call.
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Step 2: Each host invites one colleague from another team that the other host does not know.
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Step 3: Quick round: name, team, what you are working on this month (5 min).
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Step 4: Open conversation. If it stalls, a host introduces their prepared topic (15 min).
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Step 5: Before closing, one host and the other host's guest agree to set up the next mixer and each pick a new guest (5 min).
- Bring a topic that anyone can talk about, such as a recent thing you learned, not a work problem.
- Seed several chains at once from different departments so it does not depend on one pair.
- Keep it 25 minutes. Short calls are easier to say yes to.
- Random Coffee Pairing: let a bot pair two people at random every other week instead of relying on hosts.