What is Thred?
Thred is a platform designed to combat workplace isolation by facilitating meaningful connections among employees through interest-based smart matching and organizational network analysis. The tool helps HR and people teams build close-knit communities by running structured connection programs that include 1:1 meetups and events. Thred provides detailed analytics to measure program success, track network growth, and identify isolated employees before they become disengaged.
With features like an interest inventory, personalized interest reports, and aggregated interest data, Thred enables companies to plan morale-boosting activities tailored to employee preferences. The platform aims to improve employee retention and productivity by ensuring every team member has a friend at work, especially in hybrid and remote work environments.
Features
- Interest-Based Smart Matching: AI matches employees based on their shared interests to foster genuine connections.
- Organizational Network Analysis: Visualizes and analyzes employee networks to identify isolated individuals and network gaps.
- Interest Inventory: Surveys employees about their hobbies and interests outside work to drive matching and reporting.
- Personalized Interest Reports: Each employee receives a report showing their interests and how they compare with colleagues.
- Aggregated Interest Data: Provides business unit and location-level interest insights to inform morale event planning.
- Program Success Metrics: Tracks key metrics like connection rates, retention impact, and network growth over time.
Use Cases
- Improving employee retention by fostering social connections.
- Reducing isolation in hybrid and remote work environments.
- Onboarding new hires to quickly integrate them into the company culture.
- Planning company events based on aggregated employee interests.
- Supporting employee resource groups (ERGs) with connection programming.
- Measuring and improving organizational network health.
FAQs
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What is Thred's pricing model?
Thred offers a free demo and a first month at $1 per participant with no commitment necessary. Pricing details for ongoing use can be obtained by contacting their sales team. -
How does Thred match employees?
Thred uses an interest-based smart matching algorithm. Employees fill out an interest inventory about their hobbies and preferences, and the AI pairs them with colleagues who share similar interests. -
Can Thred help with remote and hybrid teams?
Yes, Thred is specifically designed to support remote and hybrid work environments by creating virtual connections and providing network analysis to identify isolated employees. -
What kind of analytics does Thred provide?
Thred offers program success metrics, network analysis with filters and highlights, aggregated interest data by business unit and location, and personalized interest reports for each employee.
