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Features · Pulse check-ins

30-second check-ins.
Actually answered.

Weekly questions delivered in Slack — short, conversational, written for humans. Aspen reads sentiment, flags patterns, and turns five clicks into real management signal. No surveys, no separate tool, no fatigue.

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How it works

One question. Five seconds. Real signal.

Aspen treats pulse like a coaching tool, not a survey. Short prompts in the place people already work, with rotating themes so the questions stay fresh instead of becoming wallpaper.

01 — Ask

Delivered in Slack. Built for thirty seconds.

Monday morning, Aspen drops a single question in DM. Mood buttons for the quick read, optional text for the nuance. No forms. No login. No reminder to come back later.

Slack — DM from Aspen
a.
Aspen APPMon 9:00 AM
Quick weekly check-in — how's your energy going into this week?
🌱 Crushing it ☀️ Good 🌫 Hanging in 🌧 Rough
02 — Listen

Aspen reads tone, not just clicks.

When someone adds context — "energy's fine but the deadline shift is rough" — Aspen reads it. Patterns surface: workload pressure, recognition gaps, clarity drops, growth signals. Sentiment becomes structured signal.

Slack — DM with Aspen
JB
Jordan B.9:04 AM
good but the new launch date is gonna be rough, we lost two weeks
a.
Aspen APP9:04 AM
Logged · workload pressure (launch). Surfacing this to Sam in your 1:1 brief Thursday.
03 — Surface

Patterns to managers, not individual answers.

Aspen surfaces trends in the weekly digest — who's flagging, where workload pressure is building, which teams are losing recognition signal. Managers get the picture, not a dump of every response.

Team trends · last 4 weeks
Product engineering
7 people
Energy
Sliding for 3 weeks
↓ 0.6
Clarity
Stable, high
4.4
Recognition
Workload pressure flagged ×4
↓ 0.4
Growth
Climbing this month
↑ 0.5
Why this matters

Surveys ask. Pulse listens. There's a difference.

Quarterly surveys

Lag indicators, low response.

  • Takes 15 minutes; half the team skips.
  • Results come back three weeks later, decisions already made.
  • One snapshot a quarter, no signal in between.
  • Lives in a separate tool nobody opens.
  • Findings sit in a report; managers never see them.
With Aspen Pulse

Continuous signal, real coaching.

  • 30 seconds in Slack, response rates above 85%.
  • Trends surface weekly, action lands the same day.
  • Continuous reading, not one snapshot per quarter.
  • Lives where work happens — no separate login.
  • Patterns feed 1:1 prep and digests automatically.
Questions

Common questions about Pulse.

How often does Aspen send pulse check-ins?

Weekly by default. Monday morning is most common, but you can set it to whatever cadence works. Aspen avoids check-in fatigue by keeping questions short (one or two) and rotating themes across weeks.

How long does answering take?

Under 30 seconds for most people. Pulse questions are short, conversational, and answered in Slack with mood buttons or a quick text reply. No forms, no surveys, no logging into a separate tool.

What questions does Aspen ask?

Default themes cover energy, clarity, recognition, growth, and tools. You can adjust the question library, add custom themes, or rotate questions by team. The goal is signal, not survey volume.

How is sentiment surfaced to managers?

Aspen reads tone and content of replies, flags patterns, and surfaces signal in the weekly digest: who's energized, who's flagging, where workload pressure is building. Individual answers stay private; managers see team-level patterns and per-report patterns over time.

Is this anonymous?

By default, pulse responses are visible to the employee's direct manager — coaching is hard when you don't know who needs it. Team-level rollups can be configured anonymous for broader leadership views.

What happens to the data over time?

Pulse responses become part of the performance signal Aspen draws on for 1:1 prep, weekly digests, and reviews. Trends matter more than single answers — a slow energy drift over six weeks tells you something a one-time pulse can't.

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Listen continuously.

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