The process described in the blog post sounds more appealing to me, it is with multiple people in a social setting where you can get to know people in different

The process described in the blog post sounds more appealing to me, it is with multiple people in a social setting where you can get to know people in different departments, rather than by yourself at a desk. Quite often you will never get a chance to meet colleagues from different departments the same way so you should make the most of it and make connections.