A weekly ritual for remote and hybrid teams
Bring back the conversations remote work lost.
Every week, your team is shuffled into random pairs for short video chats. People get to know each other beyond the work.
- Nothing to organise
- No agenda
- Back to work in 20 minutes
30-day free trial. No credit card needed.
How your weekly Shuffle works
Random pairs. Short chats. Every week.
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Everyone joins.
It’s already in everyone’s calendar, with a reminder just before. Nothing to install.
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We shuffle.
Everyone’s paired at random for a one-to-one video chat. Alice gets Steve.
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Talk about anything but work.
A few minutes each, then a fresh shuffle. Steve, then Maria, then Tom.
Steps 2 and 3 repeat for each round.
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Back to work.
Alice knows three more people by name. Nobody arranged a thing.
Matching apps: a week of messages, then nothing.
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Mon
Matchbot App 9:00
You’ve been matched with Steve. Arrange a coffee this week.
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Tue
Alice 11:42
Free Thursday?
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Thu
Steve 16:05
Slammed, sorry. Next week?
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Mon
New match. Alice and Steve never met.
Why it matters
Where did the small talk go?
Remote work is great at planned conversations. The unplanned ones, where people get to know each other, don't happen unless someone makes time for them.
You feel it most with:
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New starters: they meet the people they need for onboarding, while the rest of the company can stay unfamiliar.
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Teams that never cross paths: marketing talks to marketing, product talks to product. People can work at the same company for years without properly meeting.
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Remote and hybrid colleagues: the work conversations still happen. The chats before, after and between them often don't.
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How was your weekend?
By the kettle
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No way, you're into climbing too?
In the lift
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Ooh, that looks good. What did you get?
In the lunch queue
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Just waiting for a couple more to join… how's the new puppy?
Before the meeting starts
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Did you catch the game last night?
On the way in
For People and Ops teams
See your company getting to know itself.
Every pair of colleagues who've talked counts as a connection. The number only goes up, and each session shows how many it added.
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Session reports: how many joined, how many new connections were made, and a one-click reminder for everyone who missed it.
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Impromptu Shuffles: start one on the spot for an all-hands, an offsite or a Friday afternoon.
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In everyone's calendar: a recurring invite and a reminder before each session, so people actually turn up.
Connections made
+38 today1,284
Colleague connections your company has made with ShuffleDesk.
85%
joined last session
51
conversations
0
scheduling emails
Example figures, for illustration.
Check-ins
Don't just measure belonging. Build it.
Survey tools can tell you people feel disconnected, then leave you to fix it. ShuffleDesk gives people the time to actually talk, and its check-ins show you whether it's helping.
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People Shuffle every week, meeting colleagues outside their usual circle.
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Now and then, a 30-second check-in: three quick statements about feeling connected, and whether Shuffles are helping.
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You see the trend, week by week, as team averages. Never one person's answers.
Optional. Off until you turn it on.
Quick check-in · 1 of 3
I feel connected to my colleagues at work
Social connection
71 / 100
Example figures, for illustration.
Privacy
What's said in a Shuffle stays in the Shuffle.
Video goes person to person
Calls connect directly between the two browsers. Nothing is recorded, and there's nothing to install.
You see who, never what
Admins see totals, not who joined or who met whom. Never what was said, or anyone's own rating or feedback.
Check-ins stay anonymous
Answers only ever show as team averages, and only once enough people have answered.
Pricing
Try it free for 30 days.
Every feature, for up to 500 people. No card, and no plan to choose until your trial ends.
- No credit card
- Every feature included
- Subscribe once you've seen it work
If you don't choose a plan, your Shuffles simply pause.
After your trial, one price for the whole team.
Pay yearly and get two months free.
Team
Up to 25 people
£49 / month
- Unlimited weekly Shuffles
- Impromptu Shuffles
- Session reports
- Check-ins and trends
Company
Up to 100 people
£149 / month
- All ShuffleDesk features
- Check-ins and trends
- Session reports
Scale
Customize 110–500 seats
£149 + extra seats
- All ShuffleDesk features
- £8 per additional block of 10
- Purchase headroom in blocks of 10
Not the one who decides?
Bring ShuffleDesk to your team.
Tell us who looks after people and culture where you work. We'll send them a short, friendly note from you, and an invitation to run their first Shuffle.
Questions
What People teams ask first
- Do people have to take part?
- No. Everyone gets the invite and joins when they can. Anyone can leave a chat whenever they like.
- How long does a Shuffle take?
- You choose how many chats and how long each lasts. Three short chats take 20 minutes, breaks included.
- Isn't this time away from work?
- Yes, on purpose. A Shuffle takes 20 minutes, once a week. It's time your company sets aside for people to get to know colleagues beyond the ones they work with every day, just as it makes time for an all-hands or a team social.
- How are people paired?
- From whoever's there, favouring colleagues who haven't met yet, and those who share a language.
- What do we need to install?
- Nothing. It runs in the browser on any laptop with a camera, alongside Slack, Teams or whatever you already use.
Your first Shuffle could be this Friday.
Pick a slot, invite your people, and watch the connections add up.