CJ Olive Young Product Center Lowers Collaboration Barriers with AI Random Matching Lunch Program 'Olif Random Meal'

The PM community Olif at CJ Olive Young Product Center is lowering collaboration barriers within the organization by operating the Olif Random Meal program. This program was designed to address communication gaps caused by physical and structural distances between various domains such as product, design, and data.

AI-Based Random Matching and Operations

The program uses AI to randomly match members, ensuring no duplicates from previous rounds. Team formation criteria include Reconnect type (reconnecting workshop team members), Common Trait type (e.g., MBTI), and AI Random Combination type. Starting as a mingle format in 2025, it expanded in 2026 to include approximately 100 Product Center members divided into around 20 teams, with the operational cycle changing from quarterly to monthly.

Impact on Organizational Culture

Beyond simple networking, Random Meal functions as a mechanism for building social capital within the organization. Participants use it to lower the threshold for collaboration, break down walls between teams, and understand each other's work contexts. Additionally, conversations with colleagues previously known only by name have increased psychological safety, facilitating the expression of opinions and contributing to the onboarding and organizational adaptation of new hires.