Easily see how all your teams are really doing — before deadlines slip.

The wisdom of crowds, captured one regular click at a time — so you see the whole team's sentiment, not a filtered summary.

You kept asking "How's it going?" and the answer was "Fine." So why the fire drill?

It's difficult to be the bearer of bad news, so status reports get sanitized on the way up. Genchi opens a new channel: anonymous, aggregated input that makes honesty safe — so you spot the smoldering fires while there are still good options to snuff them out.

For Stakeholders

Never get blindsided again.

For Stakeholders
  • A current, accurate read of every team. Color-coded cards show your whole portfolio — comprehensive, always-on, and no chasing PMs for updates.
  • Spot drift before the deadline. The trend reveals drift; individual data points alert you when someone is seeing something the rest aren't.
  • Know what's actually happening — without the reporting tax. Get the team's wisdom-of-crowds view directly, not a version sanitized for upward consumption.

Prevent sprints from blowing up on you in the last few days.

For Stakeholders
  • Replace "soooo, how's it going?" with an easy ritual. A 2-second anonymous check-in from each team member, on a cadence you set — capturing what they're reluctant to say out loud.
  • Get back the watercooler signal you lost to remote and hybrid — better than before. A new channel that makes it easy for your team to provide the signal you used to pick up in person — while there's still time to act on it.
  • Know when to lean in — and when to leave them alone. Individual data points flag who's seeing something the rest aren't; the trend tells you the team's got it.
For TEAM MEMBERS
For Stakeholders

Avoid the awkward status checks and meetings.

For TEAM MEMBERS
  • Fewer weekend crunches and last-minute scope cuts. You and other ICs can flag blockers or share deepening worry — somewhere your team lead will actually see it in time to act.
  • Without making it a thing. Trade awkward check-ins for a two-second anonymous click to share "all good, leave me alone" or "starting to get worried."
  • See what everyone else is thinking. A current view of how your teammates feel, and how the teams you depend on are doing, is always available.

Sounds great, but will the team actually use it?

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Yes, it's one more thing

Yes, it's one more thing — but it's the lowest reporting tax possible that still provides a useful signal. A two-second click in Slack or email. That's it.

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They get something back

Every team member can see how their own team and the teams they depend on are doing — the signal flows across, not just up.

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Everyone wins

When sprints stop blowing up in the last week, everyone wins. Fewer fire drills. Fewer weekend crunches. Fewer scope cuts at the wire.

One precondition: Genchi works best where transparency is valued. The anonymity is by design — to reduce friction and encourage more transparency. We help you fix the problem, never the blame.

What our clients say

Hear what our current customers had to say about their experience.

Totally sold on the wisdom of crowds. If we'd had this last month, we would have caught a major issue weeks earlier — and avoided a lot of rework.

Christopher Wilson
VP of Engineering, Red Raven
Christopher Wilson

I used to walk into the exec meeting hoping nothing had changed since my last 1:1. Now I know — across every team — before I sit down.

Nicole Wallace
Head of Engineering, Three Arrows
Nicole Wallace

Status reporting upward used to be the worst part of my week. Now it writes itself — and it's actually honest.

Raymond Contreras
Engineering Manager, Viewing Glass
Raymond Contreras

I was surprised how easy it was to build out relatively complex product trees through the parent/child relationship.

Sophia Turner
CEO, Red Tree
Sophia Turner

Answering a single question is low friction — and seeing what everyone else on the team is thinking is the part I actually look forward to.

David Lee
Senior Engineer, Starvak
David Lee

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