A company dedicated to healthier meetings and communication.
For many of us, almost half our time is spent with colleagues.
Our product development focuses on smarter, healthier relationships and communication in the workplace.
Better relationships, better performance, better health.
Our story
There are roughly 43 billion conversations happening each day, across the world.
In August 2020 a group of friends and professionals gathered to talk about talking: “What makes conversation good?…What makes it bad?…And where does happiness lie in all of it?”
The last participant to arrive was hard of hearing, and listened via a handheld device passed between speakers. This change led to a self-regulated, respectful and more balanced discussion among the group.
Inspired by its effectiveness, this+that’s founders embarked on developing smart and powerful interventions which improve human communication.
Its product development has since focused on fostering healthy relationships and communication in the workplace — where cooperative conversation, listening and collaboration are universally needed.
Done with the help of business leaders and academic partners across Organisational Behaviour, Conversation Science and Social Science, this+that’s team curiously strives to help make better conversations for a better world.
Time-boxing and speaking equity tool
Prototyping a product promoting more structure, accountability and speaking equity among meeting participants.
2022
Pilot with business leaders
Piloted our prototype with World Economic Forum, AI for Good, and Harvard Business School.
2022
Primary study into effects of structure on group meetings
With Prof Nicole Abi-Esber (Harvard Business School, LSE) into the positive effects of structure on group meeting dynamics.
2022
Research & science blog launch
2024
Launching our research blog authored by Prof Kirsty Sedgman, author and Doctor of Audiences.
2022
Local Globe
Received venture funding from
Local Globe, known for Figma, Citymapper, Zoopla, Transfer Wise.
2023
One-to-ones meeting product
Trialled in business settings to foster healthier 1:1 conversations between colleagues of varying ages, levels of seniority and roles.
2023
Community building
Community and corporate events held at Local Globe’s Phoenix Court London, and in collaboration with Life is Meeting, New York.
2023
End-to-end meeting assistant
Pre-launch rollout of our end-to-end preparation and moderation assistant for meetings.
2023
Onboarding author of
Talk: The Science of Conversation
Onboarding Prof Elizabeth Stokoe, conversation analyst and author of Talk: The Science of Conversation.
2024
Beta launch of our meeting assistant
Opening our closed Beta to the public for free, ahead of 2025 paid launch.
