俗话说，缘份天注定，但一些公司不这么想。
Companies aren't leaving serendipity to chance.
这些企业正在思考新方法，鼓励那些打算老死不相往来的员工相互沟通，希望拥有不同技能的员工通过面对面的交谈来碰撞出新的思想火花，产生新的解决方案，或者退一步讲，至少可以让工作氛围更和谐。
Firms are thinking up new ways to encourage interactions among employees who normally don't work with each other. The hope is that these casual face-to-face chats among people with different skills might spark new ideas, lead to new solutions or at the least, increase workplace camaraderie.
为促进员工交流，一些公司正在采取科技手段──收集并分析团队成员的个人数据，从数学角度计算他们愿意相互接触的可能性。举例而言，一些公司缩小办公面积，让员工更容易碰到其他同事；另一些公司则安装好玩的设备，如益智问答屏幕等等，从而让员工在电梯等传统的沟通真空区有话可聊。
To make those connections happen, some firms are taking a scientific approach
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