Team Mixer
Team Mixer: Diverse and Balanced Team Formation
The Team Mixer helps you create balanced teams by mixing members from different categories. Whether you're organizing educational groups, workplace teams, or recreational activities, our tool ensures diverse representation in each group for better collaboration and outcomes.
With customizable group sizes and an intelligent mixing algorithm, Team Mixer takes the guesswork out of creating fair and balanced teams. Create optimal team compositions that maximize diversity while maintaining balanced team sizes.
1Enter Categories and Settings
Upload a Text File
Click to browse or drag and drop
Supports TXT files
Format Instructions:
- Plain text (.txt) file
- Start each category with a # symbol
- List members below their category, one per line or comma-separated
- All uppercase text is automatically treated as a category
- Leave a blank line between categories for clarity
How to Use the Team Mixer
Getting Started: A Step-by-Step Guide
Add Your Categories
Add groups of members that you want to mix together:
- Manual entry: Add categories and members manually using the input fields. Once data has been entered, click "Set Values" button and preview the data.
- File upload: Upload a file with your categories and members for quick input.
Configure Group Settings
Set up the parameters for your mixed groups:
- Specify the minimum group size you want to achieve
- The system will ensure diverse representation in each group
- You can adjust settings to best fit your specific needs
Create Mixed Groups
Click "Next: Create Groups" to create your mixed teams:
- The algorithm ensures fair distribution of members from different categories
- Each group will have representation from each category when possible
- The system optimizes for balanced group sizes
View and Use Your Results
After teams are created, you can:
- See a clear breakdown of each group and its members
- Identify any leftover members who couldn't be assigned to groups
- Distribute any leftover members manually if needed
- Customise the groups by dragging and dropping members from one group to another.
- Print the results or start over with different settings
Popular Use Cases
Education
- Creating diverse study groups
- Mixed-ability project teams
- Cross-discipline research teams
- Classroom activities with balanced teams
Workplace
- Cross-functional project teams
- Departmental mixing for innovation
- Skill-diverse workgroups
- Interdisciplinary problem-solving teams
Events & Activities
- Team building exercise groups
- Workshop breakout sessions
- Mixed tournament teams
- Networking event groupings
Sports & Recreation
- Balanced recreational teams
- Mixed skill level groups
- Diverse training partnerships
- Fair competition brackets
Tips for Effective Team Mixing
- Clearly define your categories: Make sure your categories represent the distinct groups you want to mix (departments, skills, experience levels, etc.).
- Consider group size carefully: The minimum group size setting impacts how many groups will be created and how leftover members are handled.
- Check for missing members: After mixing, review any leftover members to determine if you need to adjust your settings or distribute them manually.
- Save your category lists: For recurring team formation, save your category data as a file that you can quickly upload in future sessions.
File Format for Uploading
To prepare a file for upload, create a text file with categories and members in the following format. List members below their category, one per line or comma-separated
#Engineering John Lisa Michael #Marketing Sarah David Emma #Design Alex, Peter, Rachel, Tyler
Each category name should be followed by its members, with one member per line. Separate categories with blank lines.