The place I work understands this. We have a company-wide lunch every week (not every day), and the intention is to get people together who wouldn't ordinarily

The place I work understands this. We have a company-wide lunch every week (not every day), and the intention is to get people together who wouldn't ordinarily be talking. It seems to work. I try to sit with new people then, rather than with my immediate cow-orkers, and I usually learn interesting things.