Abstract
Organizations increasingly implement processes-oriented setups like value stream production, which diminish the social connectedness of their staff and has consequences on personal (e.g., reduced satisfaction) and organizational (reduced efficiency) levels. New platforms bring ample opportunities for companies to bring their employees closer together again. Following a scenario-based action design science approach, we have developed problem and activity scenarios as well as a prototype that helps the workers to improve their social connectedness. The prototype had a positive impact on the employees’ social connectedness by allowing for social appraisal and by improving their sense of sharing and involvement.