# Co-Worker Kindness Apps The GoodRipple Slack App Gives Suggestions for Doing Right by Colleagues By Joey Haar | Published 2017-08-02 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goodripple References: [producthunt](https://www.producthunt.com/posts/goodripple) & [goodripple](https://goodripple.com/) It's easy to get bogged down in the minutia of one's daily work schedule and let work become a chore rather than a joy, so GoodRipple is a tool to remind people that work is still a social space. The [Slack](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/office-recognition) app encourages co-workers to give each other [small gestures of kindness](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/applaudable-enables), helping to turn the wokplace into a more friendly, caring, and nurturing environment. Once applied to Slack, GoodRipple sends users reminders to do various good deeds for their co-workers. The gestures are typically small but kind: things like leaving uplifting messages at co-workers' desks, bringing them coffee, or even helping them out when they're overwhelmed. The app can [match co-workers up automatically](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-meetup) as well, expanding the social circles in the workplace. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 47% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Workplace Kindness:** Opportunity to develop apps that promote and encourage acts of kindness and empathy in the workplace. - **Socializing at Work:** Opportunity to create tools that enhance social connections and foster a more friendly and nurturing work environment. - **Automated Matchmaking:** Opportunity to design apps that automatically connect co-workers, expanding social circles and facilitating collaboration. ### Who This Affects Most - **Employee Engagement:** Opportunity for employee engagement platforms or software that promotes positivity, teamwork, and social connections in the workplace. - **Communication and Collaboration Tools:** Opportunity for messaging and collaboration platforms to integrate features that encourage acts of kindness and facilitate social interactions among co-workers. - **Human Resources:** Opportunity for HR departments to incorporate kindness apps as part of their employee wellness initiatives, promoting a positive work culture and employee well-being. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Office Recognition Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/office-recognition.md) - [Celebratory Workplace Recognition Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/workplace-recognition-tools.md) - [Kindness Generator Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bekindnow.md) - [Remote Team Engagement](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remote-team-engagement.md) - [Anonymous Kindness Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soothe1.md) - [One-Click Remote Meeting Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spontaneousli.md) - [Rewarding Quest-Like Work Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/questmate-app.md) - [Public Holiday Work Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/public-holidays-slack-app.md) - [Bite-Sized Team Learning](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tidbitly.md)