Automatic Check-ins: Keep everyone in the know

Basecamp offers automatic check-ins that ask a team a chosen question on a fixed schedule. The user sets the question, the people to ask, and how often it runs, and Basecamp sends notifications and collects the answers.

The page says check-ins can be daily, weekly, or less frequent, depending on the need. It also says answers can start a discussion, and follow-ups stay directly under the original answer so they are easy to find later.

Reading notes

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• Regular team check-ins are useful, but consistency is hard because schedules slip and people get busy.
• Basecamp can automatically ask a team any question on a schedule set by the user.
• The schedule can be every day, once a week, every other week, or once a month.
• Examples on the page show daily, weekly, and less frequent check-ins.
• Setting up a check-in means choosing the question, the recipients, and the frequency.
• Team members receive a Basecamp notification when it is time to answer.
• Answers flow back into Basecamp in an organized way.
• An answer can begin a full discussion.
• Follow-up comments stay directly below the original answer.