SenseCheck
Test your decisions before you commit.
Simulate decisions to protect your process and people from unintended outcomes.
The Problem
Leadership decisions in engineering organizations often have invisible costs:
A "quick pivot" that burns hard-won trust in leadership
A deadline compression that triggers quiet quitting
A well-intentioned policy that alienates top performers
By the time these effects surface, the damage is done.
SenseCheck helps leaders pressure-test decisions against how teams actually experience change—so progress doesn't come at the cost of cohesion.
Three Powerful Modes
Simulate decisions at every level
Individual
Prepare for difficult conversations, performance reviews, and sensitive feedback with a specific team member.
- Offense Index
- Flight Risk Assessment
- Reaction Timeline
- Optimized Approach
Team
Simulate how your entire team will react to announcements, policy changes, deadline shifts, and pivots.
- Trust Impact Score
- Burnout Risk Assessment
- Technical Debt Impact
- Individual Reaction Breakdown
Organization
Simulate cascading effects across management levels. Model how decisions ripple up and down your org chart hierarchy.
- Management Layer Tension
- Upward & Downward Pressure
- Cross-level Conflict Detection
- Hierarchy-aware Reactions
How It Works
Model Your Team
Each team member is represented as a persona with attributes: role, seniority, burnout level, trust baseline, personality traits, and life context.
Choose Your Mode
Individual for 1:1 feedback | Team for project-level decisions and announcements | Organization for policy changes and hierarchy dynamics.
Run Simulation
The AI models how each persona would react based on their unique psychological profile and current state.
Get Actionable Insights
Receive risk scores, predicted reactions, and recommendations tailored to your situation.
Total Team Visualization
See your team health at a glance with interactive dashboards
Interactive Org Chart
Easily visualize reporting dynamics with a drag-and-drop org chart to discover red-flag relationships at a glance.
Team Health Dashboard
Trust-burnout scatter plot reveals friction points instantly. Identify flight risks, disengaged team members, and burnout zones.
Smart Search & Filter
Find team members instantly by name, role, seniority, or traits. Auto-generate org hierarchies with one click.
Risk Scoring Metrics
Trust Resilience
How much trust capital is consumed by this decision. 1 = severe damage, 10 = fully preserved.
Burnout Risk
Probability of triggering developer flight or quiet quitting. 1 = minimal, 10 = critical.
Tech Debt Impact
Long-term engineering cost of a short-term pivot. 1 = negligible, 10 = catastrophic.
See It In Action
The Decision
"Starting next sprint, we're moving to a new project management tool. I know there's a learning curve, but it'll help us scale. Training sessions are optional but encouraged. Let me know if you have questions!"
Context: Team just finished a difficult migration last quarter. Two senior engineers have voiced concerns about tool churn in recent 1:1s.
SenseCheck Analysis
"The casual tone underestimates change fatigue. 'Optional' training signals this isn't a priority, but the disruption is real. Consider acknowledging recent efforts and explaining why now."
Core Philosophy
We don't ship code without testing. Why do we ship decisions that way? Read the full philosophy →
Trust is a depleting resource
Every decision either builds or spends trust capital. Unlike velocity, hard-won trust compounds gradually over time but can collapse in an instant.
People are non-linear
A 10% deadline cut doesn't cause 10% more stress. It may cause 100% if it crosses a threshold.
Context is everything
The same message lands differently after layoffs than after a successful launch.
Simulation beats intuition
Even well-meaning leaders can have interpersonal blind spots. Stress-testing decisions and communications against diverse team personas protects team cohesion long term.
Ready to stress-test your high-stakes decisions?
Start with 10 free simulations per month and 10 pre-generated team personas.