The Give and Take Company
Whether you choose the software (Givitas) or a one-time, live event (the Reciprocity Ring), the Give and Take philosophy works. Asking for and offering help improves business outcomes and culture. It’s proven by research, studies, and happy customers worldwide.
Give and Take builds solutions that allow people to share knowledge, exchange help, and build relationships while delivering tangible ROI.
We apply the concepts of generalized reciprocity to enterprises in an accessible, scalable way through our products, Givitas and the Reciprocity Ring.
Give and Take is rooted in cutting-edge academic research showing that when you make it surprisingly easy, people will be surprisingly generous, kind, and connected.
In turn, these positive attitudes translate to engagement, loyalty, and bottom-line business results.
Givitas is a knowledge-sharing platform that connects employees, customers, members, donors, students, alumni, followers, subscribers, or any other group for the purpose of exchanging help.
Givitas is kinder, gentler social networking that delivers real ROI to organizations that offer it.
Givitas is designed to require less than 5 minutes a day from users and gives everyone in a group equal access to the collective intelligence of leaders and peers.
Our work is inspired and influenced by the award-winning work of our founding team.
- Adam Grant organizational psychologist, Wharton professor, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, member of the Give and Take founding team
- Wayne Baker network science pioneer, University of Michigan Ross School of Business professor, Give and Take co-founder
- Cheryl Baker company co-founder, co-creator of the Reciprocity Ring, and social capital and social science innovator
Ebooks
Our Ebooks are a free resource for you. Diving into our philosophy, these short PDFs show you how using Givitas or the Reciprocity Ring could best benefit your group or organization.
In The News
Give and Take has been recognized for our working building generous communities for more than two years.
Testimonials
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"I made a nice connection with a like-minded individual!"
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Global IT Executive
“Collaboration is the key, and Givitas makes it easy. It allowed me to reach out and connect with colleagues around the world.”
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“In a world where poor knowledge-sharing costs Fortune 500 companies $31.5 billion annually, Givitas’ potential positive impact on employers is clear.”
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"I am learning how to seek help without shame. Giving help comes much easier to me naturally, but asking for help is hard. I am learning everyday on this platform. Thank you Givitas."
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"Collaboration is the key, and Givitas makes it easy. It allowed me to reach out and connect with colleagues around the world. I received support for my questions and I was also happy to help others providing my knowledge or providing proper contact within our organization."
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Organizational Effectiveness Lead at a Fortune 100 Financial Services Company
"We implemented Givitas with a geographically and departmentally dispersed group charged with driving new product and service innovation. Givitas really helped us improve knowledge sharing and collaboration across this team while speeding up innovation and building stronger connections."
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Vistra
"Givitas is a wonderful and unique way to help people."
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International Technology Company
“I like that people in our [Givitas] community come from different diverse fields and backgrounds. I use Givitas when a challenge is new to me, and there's a feeling of satisfaction whenever I provide real help to someone else.”
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Givitas User
I have learned SO MUCH from this group. I really want to share and help others because I have gained so much. [In other networks] answers are often brief and (sometimes) snarky. With Givitas, people seem more accountable and I have followed up with individuals after a request to obtain additional information."
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"A few minutes in Givitas saved me 5-10 hours of research, and it was awesome connecting with new people who have shared interests."
Happy Customers
Leadership Team
Board of Directors
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Wayne Baker Co-Founder, Board MemberWayne is a University of Michigan Ross School of Business professor and researcher, a bestselling author, and a consultant in management, leadership, and positive organizational scholarship. He co-developed the Reciprocity Ring, used in public and private sector organizations around the world.
Advisory Board
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Adam Grant Member of Founding Team, Advisor
Adam is the bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B with Sheryl Sandburg. A popular TED Talk speaker, he is also recognized as Wharton’s top-rated professor and one of the world’s 25 most influential management thinkers and Fortune’s 40 under 40.
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Wayne Baker Co-Founder, Board Member
Wayne is a University of Michigan Ross School of Business professor and researcher, a bestselling author, and a consultant in management, leadership, and positive organizational scholarship. He co-developed the Reciprocity Ring, used in public and private sector organizations around the world.
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