Spark Collaboration

Randomised Coffee Trials made easy! Spark pairs employees within a company to meet for coffee each month. Build connectedness, employee engagement & innovation.

[sam c @samdotC]

super happy to announce the book is really really out now! i am incredibly happy to see this resource available out there in the world, the chapters contain some amazing insights (read @misoca's chapter for some if the best), a wealth of knowledge, and it's all about serendipity!

[Spark Collaboration @sparkcollab]

Serendipity Across Contexts: From Offices to Post-Conflict Settings

[Jon Kingsbury @jonkingsbury]

It made my day yesterday to see this promoted in the office of @UKRI_News and clearly thriving in the wild! Thanks as always goes to my friend across the pond @misoca and the original inspiration of #serendipity from Pedro Medina. Explanation here: https://t.co/9Tmgzf1dgX

[Spark Collaboration @sparkcollab]

Serendipity, content generation, and success @garyvee

https://t.co/IHZLSi2pEv

[Tom Ebbutt @tomebbutt]

@eliotfineberg There are tools you can buy to set them up like https://t.co/qawhvdI22z, but we have our own spreadsheet that produces the random matches and then someone sends out an email.

[Tom Ebbutt @tomebbutt]

@eliotfineberg Randomised coffee trials are the best thing I've found. Give you structured serendipity / permission for conversations without "tasks" overshadowing.

[Shona Haining @haining_s]

Thanks for sharing @SueLaceybryant . Randomised coffee trial would be a good tool to help us get to know new staff as we head back into the office @necs

[Dyfrig Williams @DyfrigWilliams]

"Workers who were encouraged to seek advice from a randomly chosen partner during structured meetings had average sales gains exceeding 15%" < Seems to echo @DavidGurteen's Randomised Coffee Trials, may be of interest @whatsthepont. Wish I had full access! https://t.co/y0Wse9grHw

[Kim from internal comms 🇬🇧🇺🇦 @dosomethingkim]

Just published my first LinkedIn article in forever on why everyone should do randomised coffee trials - please have a read on how I did it and what I learned. Would love to know if you've done these too!
👇☕️
https://t.co/WceOZfjbuO

#internalcomms
#rct #orgculture

[Spark Collaboration @sparkcollab]

"'Open-door' teams frequently communicate with colleagues of any hierarchy within the organisation. They are also more likely to stay than 'closed-door' teams, which are siloed, interact mostly with the same groups, are disconnected from the broader company culture."

[Humanyze @humanyze]

Improving #employeeretention in the new world of work requires more than just #remotework flexibility & salary raises. Read Humanyze's latest findings on the conditions that drive #turnover & behaviors that help retain top talent: https://t.co/h4WR9VabCy

[Liz Gulliver @LizGulliver]

@katerinabohlec The take-away? Set up some social rituals, keep the energy ongoing - it takes time! - make sure you’re focused on every level of hire

[Anne Marie Cunningham @amcunningham]

Random coffee (https://t.co/CAFipu8FH4)- is there a way to use tech to easily help arrange? Thanks

[Spark Collaboration @sparkcollab]

"Executives can't simply hope that collaboration will spontaneously occur in the right places at the right time in their organizations."

@RobCrossNetwork
@jeanneliedtka and Leigh Weiss

https://t.co/5sRp8jfMBk

[Spark Collaboration @sparkcollab]

"It is hardly possible to overrate the value ... of placing human beings in contact with persons disimilar to themselves, and with modes of thought and action unlike those with which they are familiar..."
- John Stuart Mill

[Spark Collaboration @sparkcollab]

“Within a field, it’s not going to be as hard to meet people... The harder part is when you don’t know they’re there, you don’t know they’re valuable to meet, you don’t know their work exists and is important.” - @mattsclancy

@UpshotNYT
https://t.co/WB7kAlAifL

[Matt Clancy @mattsclancy]

It seems there is an emerging consensus that the big challenge for remote work is establishing and breaking out of a network.

I don't view this as an insoluble problem, but it's important to be realistic about challenges, if only to direct efforts to solving them.

[Spark Collaboration @sparkcollab]

Does your organization create safe spaces for such conversation?

https://t.co/aam5uBpHSx

@hrchitects

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[Mark C. Crowley @MarkCCrowley]

If I were a workplace manager today, I'd devote my time to re-recruiting the people on my team.
Are they in the right role?
How can I help them grow?
What personal accommodations can I make?
The Chicago Tribune says 55% Americans will likely look for a new job in the next Yr.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Everyone you meet knows more about something than you do.

[Spark Collaboration @sparkcollab]

Randomised Coffee Trials are an insurance mechanism.  You structure your time as effectively as you can, but if you accept even the smallest possibility that you might have overlooked something, design a space for randomness as that is a crucial source of #serendipity.
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[Janis Ozolins @OzolinsJanis]

Ambitious goals demand a growth mindset.