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Alex Schulte

Donut Watercooler - Connect around the watercooler, anywhere

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Spark serendipitous conversations that recreate the office watercooler, right in Slack. Combat Zoom fatigue and include teammates across time zones with asynchronous banter. Get the conversation started using our library of 100s of Watercooler topics.

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Rebecca Hathaway
We were part of the Watercooler Beta and my teams loved it. It kept people connecting and sparked so many interesting conversations, personally, I look forward to the question and taking a coffee break to read the full thread just to learn more about everyone.
Arielle Shipper
Maker
@rebecca_hathaway1 thank you so much! thrilled to hear you enjoyed it and really appreciate the feedback :)
Toby Hervey
This is the part of office life I so desperately miss the most! So excited to add this to our Donut repertoire at Bravely!
Alex Schulte
Maker
@tobyhervey can't wait for the Bravely crew to try it out -- i bet the team is going to have some passionate debate about some of these conversation prompts. thanks so much!
John Cline
This is great! We were running into this problem on a previous team of how to recreate some more social interactions with our team rather than having everything be work focused and wanted something just like this. Love it!
Arielle Shipper
Maker
@clinejj thanks so much!
Dan Manian
Maker
@clinejj that's great to hear! Can't wait to get your feedback after you give it a try.
Steven Lankenau
I've missed even the TV show catchups what would happen while making coffee. Or overhearing them (and then decided to watch the show...)
Alex Schulte
Maker
@steven_lankenau totally, it's the little moments! let us know if you want to give it a try :)
Maggie Niehaus
What a great idea! I am about to start a new role at a new company, and something like Donut would make it so much easier for me to get to know my new colleagues.
Arielle Shipper
Maker
@maggie_niehaus thanks so much! good luck in your new role, and keep us posted if you have any questions on implementing Donut!
Alex Schulte
Maker
@maggie_niehaus Thanks, Maggie! Our new hires have told us exactly that: Watercooler has helped them get to know the team in a non-work way, without creating more meetings. Good luck with the new role !!
Andrew Collicchio
This is such a unique and interesting idea, it really has been a struggle to keep my teammates engaged while working remotely and this seems like it would really help with that!
Arielle Shipper
Maker
@andrew_collicchio thanks so much! give us a shout if you try it with your team - would love to hear how it goes!
Alex Schulte
Maker
@andrew_collicchio totally feel you -- would love to know what you think if you try it out with your team!
Rick Nucci
Great idea @danmanian - specifically the conversation starters...this is what has been missing in other attempts to do things like this.
Dan Manian
Maker
Thanks, @ricknucci! Can't wait to hear what your team does with this — you've consistently been some of our most creative users. :)
Katie Thorne
This is such a creative way to bridge the gap between the old school office social dynamics and today’s huge emphasis on working remotely! I’m excited to try it out
Alex Schulte
Maker
@katie_thorne can't wait to hear what you think! thank you!
Caroline Klibanoff
Great concept. I can't tell you how many times I've messaged my coworkers in the last few months to say, "I JUST WANT TO CHIT CHAT!" As younger generations enter the workforce without that foundation of collegiality, and as we are increasingly working asynchronously (due to COVID or otherwise!) we need to find ways to build camaraderie.
Arielle Shipper
Maker
@cek1111 totally agreed on the importance of camaraderie - thank you so much!
Alex Schulte
Maker
@cek1111 same here! it's the hardest part about being distributed, for sure. Let me know what you think if you try it out :)
John Lynch
We have been testing out Donut Watercooler in our organization for the past few weeks. The engagement has been wonderful and our employees really seem to look forward to when the random questions post! I also see us using this as an informal way to ask questions about business-related topics that we want to get feedback on. If your company is primarily virtual (who isn't these days!?) Watercooler is a must!
Arielle Shipper
Maker
@john_lynch2 YAY so glad to hear it's been working well! thanks so much for beta testing and for your feedback :)
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