THIS NEW ARRIVAL on our list is a firm that likes to stand out — from its office design inspired by the ancient Chinese puzzle game tangram, to a culture that is “freakishly friendly”. One example is the “lunch shuffle” in which staff are randomly matched with four others for a monthly meal. The UK outpost of an American firm, Tableau, which creates data visualisation software, has almost doubled its numbers in the past year and people are proud to work for it (91% positive). www.tableau.com
