Connect the dots. See the patterns that matter.
Key Themes link everything together: catchups, meetings, actions, targets, surveys, and retros. Over time, you'll see which topics keep coming up, who's raising them, and where to focus your energy.
Create a theme in seconds
Give it a name, and you're done. Add a description yourself, or let AI write one for you based on the name alone. Themes are shared across your whole team for consistency. Try creating one below.
- Add a theme with just a name, description is optional
- Use "Generate with AI" to write a description in seconds (Pro)
- Edit or delete any theme at any time
- Shared across your team for consistency
Add Key Theme
Create a topic to link to catchups, meetings, actions, and targets
Find any theme instantly
Recently linked themes rise to the top. Search by name or description to filter the list instantly with no scrolling through themes you haven't touched in months. Each card shows how many catchups, meetings, and targets are linked.
- Most recently used themes appear first
- Live search filters by name and description as you type
- Count badges show linked catchups, meetings, and targets
- Last-used timestamps help you see which themes are most active
Recently used (4)
Career development
Goals, progression and growth conversations with direct reports.
Q1 Planning
Objectives, priorities, and delivery goals for Q1.
Wellbeing
Mental health, workload balance, and team morale topics.
Technical skills
Engineering capability, learning paths, and upskilling conversations.
See everything connected to a theme
Open any theme and see every catchup, meeting, action, target, survey, and retro linked to it. Filter by type to zero in on exactly what you need. Click through to read the original record.
- View all items linked to a theme in one place
- Filter by type: catchup, meeting, target, action
- Click through directly to the linked record
- Spot recurring themes across different people and formats
Edit Key Theme
Career development
- Catchup: Alex Chen3 Mar 2026
- Catchup: Sam Jones24 Feb 2026
- Meeting: Q1 Planning20 Feb 2026
- Target: Increase Q1 Revenue by 20%
- Action: Schedule L&D session with Alex
Keep your list focused with a one-click archive
Themes you no longer want in your active list can be archived from the Key Themes page. Your main list stays focused on what is active, but nothing is ever deleted. Bring a theme back by unarchiving it whenever you need to.
- Archive a theme in one click from the Key Themes page
- Expand the archive to view, unarchive, or edit old themes
- Existing links from past entities are preserved so historical context is never lost
- Nothing is ever permanently deleted
The connective tissue of your management toolkit
Key Themes turn scattered conversations into visible patterns. The more you use them, the clearer the picture gets.
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