You know the problem, you’ve arrived at the company meeting, and you’re looking for someone, anyone, in your team with whom you can sit. You looked out at a sea of people, all of whom you’ve seen around the office but none of which you know their name. If you’re anything like me, you sit down awkwardly on your own for the next hour hoping to bump into someone you know on the way out. The meeting ends and had you realized that the person next to you shares your passion for Extreme ironing (yes it’s a thing, yes I’m fantastic at it.) you would have felt very differently. This is a familiar story in a lot of medium/large businesses, and it can be a problem when trying to encourage a friendly and open culture within the workplace.

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