Considering a coffee chat roulette for Learning at Work Week?

Hello Community! 👋

Looking for an easy way to spark learning and connection during Learning at Work Week?
 

I suggest giving coffee chat roulette a go! It's a quick, informal win that works just as well for hybrid and remote teams.

☕ What is coffee chat roulette?

It’s simple: participants are randomly paired for a short chat (15 minutes), just long enough to drink a coffee (other beverages are available).
No slides, no prep-  just a quick conversation about their role in the business.

It’s great for:

• Meeting people outside your usual team
• Sharing knowledge and perspectives

• Building connections across the organisation

   

☕ How to set up a coffee chat roulette

1. Ask people to opt in and gather their names
   Keep it voluntary and low‑pressure.
2. Randomly pair participants
   Manually, via spreadsheet, or using a simple pairing tool.
3. Send out, or encourage them to make, calendar appointments
   15–30 minutes makes it easy to fit into busy diaries.
4. Offer gentle prompts (optional)
   • What’s something you’ve learned recently?
   • What’s a skill you use that others might not realise?
   • What’s one tip you’d share with someone new?

5. Encourage people to grab a coffee and chat ☕
   That’s it!

    

💡 Pro Tip

You could even use an Event in Learn to let people sign up, making it easy to see who’s interested. From there, you can export the data to a csv if you needed to shuffle the pairs and it'll help you understand engagement across teams while keeping the activity informal and fun.

Sometimes the best learning happens in a conversation. ☕✨