Jumping into the Cafe you can see the different people and conversations present. The social cue is that if I’m in the Cafe, I’m open to socializing - whether I’m on a break or working away but open for a chat. I can move between the tables and say high to different people and groups. 👎  Or Suffer Through Video Tools... Sure you could fire up a group video call and leave it running all day, but that’s just one conversation, you don’t know who’s in it before you join and let’s just say it — kinda creepy.

Are you talking at your team in video calls while they check out and work on anything else? Get them engaged by flipping the script. Give them time to connect and cross pollenate across the broader team by sitting in smaller groups. Level up your town hall, sales meetings, strategic kick-offs and team meetings. 👎  Or Suffer Through Video Tools... Losing people to ‘multi-tasking’ through your big meeting? Group video calls start everyone in a big video grid and make it very hard for conversations to occur except for the few most outspoken people.