Automated Weekly Coffee Chat Group Announcements via Matrix

Overview

This workflow streamlines the process of organizing weekly coffee chats among employees by leveraging Matrix for communication and automation. It ensures that every Monday, employees in a designated Matrix channel are grouped and notified for informal networking sessions.

Key Features

• Automated Scheduling: Uses a cron node to trigger the workflow every Monday.
• Employee Retrieval: Fetches the list of employees from a specific Matrix coffee chat channel.
• Smart Grouping: Automatically divides participants into randomized groups for coffee chats.
• Personalized Announcements: Sends group assignments directly to the Matrix channel, ensuring everyone is informed.

Benefits

• Fosters Team Engagement: Encourages cross-team connections and boosts morale through regular, randomized chats.
• Saves Time: Eliminates manual group assignment and announcement tasks, reducing HR workload.
• Consistency: Ensures coffee chats happen regularly without oversight.

Use Cases

• Ideal for remote or hybrid teams seeking to maintain strong internal networks.
• Useful for HR departments aiming to automate employee engagement initiatives.

Integrations & Automation

• Matrix: Central platform for retrieving users and sending announcements.
• n8n Automation: Orchestrates scheduling, grouping, and messaging seamlessly.