fikaTime

For many around the world, work is not a happy environment and even in the most lush environments it can be a very lonely place. With the sudden surge of remote working and the increasing pressure to deliver in a difficult world economy, the impact on employee mental health is only just being discovered. fikaTime is a Microsoft Teams bot that pairs up employees for a bit of downtime and human conversation every week. It takes a simple and very human approach to keep employee mental wellbeing strong while helping to drive inclusivity through building stronger relationships. As a species, interacting with each other is a skill we have been refining over millenia. It's time we go back to basics with tech that supports our humanity.