Preeby makes onboarding new employees a more integrative and enjoyable experience that facilitates networking, socialization and collaboration among teams in a hybrid work setting.

Through sponsorship with NEC, we conducted multiple research methods including interviews, secondary research, and a survey to collect data about the current experiences in onboarding and hybrid working environments. Based on our insights, we created a physical and digital solution that uses AI to help new hires at a company easily connect and engage with other employees so that the first week of working at a new company is not isolating and overwhelming.

Preeby comes as a personal tablet that circulates between new hires throughout organizations. This allows for portability for new hires to bring Preeby home with them if they plan to work in a hybrid arrangement. Preeby has its own dashboard that easily facilitates building connections, collaboration, and encouraging feedback.

The Space Between : Although there are products on the market that address the onboarding process, we believe Preeby disrupts the space by combining the physical and digital to focus on human connection.

Designers : Sandhini Ghodeshwar, Sami Cohanim, Yong Hee Yoo, Kavya Rai

Course : Multidisciplinary Prototyping

Instructors : Anijo Mathew

Project Partner : NEC