Sayward
SaywardFelt close
The wording you chose to bring.A place for the conversations you keep putting off
Plan the week together,
and talk about how it’s going.
Money, parenting, who’s doing what, or something you haven’t found the words for. Prepare privately, then choose what to discuss.See inside the app
Try a conversationWhat’s on your mindSample topics & Felt Moments · choose what belongs
Start with what you want to talk about.
Use Sayward on your own or with a partner. There’s room for the practical things you need to work out and for how you’re feeling about them.
Try the ideaA place for the week
Topics
What needs a conversation?
Try a topic below, or add something you’ve been meaning to discuss.
Add a topic of your own +
Felt Moments
And how did the week feel?
Notice what helped you feel like a team,
and what put distance between you.
In Sayward
What’s on your mindActual app screen · Sample content
The cards are what you carry through the week. In Sayward, capture a topic or a Felt Moment privately, then choose what to bring.
Both begin privatelyBefore you talk Your preparation stays private
Work out what you want to say.
Write down what happened and why it matters to you. You can work on the wording before deciding whether to keep it private or bring it to a conversation.
Try the ideaThe private draft
My private starting pointView draft +
My private context
“There’s a lot to coordinate this week. I want us to work out a fair plan.”Room to think before we talk.
Your preparation stays private.
What belongs on your agenda?
Choose a topic or Felt Moment above.
Then prepare what you want to bring.
Your preparation1 of 1
What’s the situation?
How is this affecting me?
What would a good outcome be?
Only this final wording goes into the meeting.
In Sayward
PrepareActual app screen · Sample content
The paper is your space to think. In Sayward, your first draft stays private. Only the wording you choose goes to the meeting.
You choose what opensWhen you sit down togetherAlex & Sam · a fictional conversation
Make time to hear each other out.
Choose a meeting every week, every two weeks, or once a month. When you both arrive, the words you chose to share become your agenda. You can also use Sayward to reflect on your own.
Try the ideaThe shared envelope
Open your agenda when you’re both here.
Each person prepares privately and chooses what to bring. The shared agenda opens once you have both arrived.
Build your agendaLet each other know you’re ready.
The agenda is sealed. Each person decides when they’re ready to sit down together.
You control both arrivals in this sample.Hear each other out before deciding.
Understand the issue, hear each other out, and decide what needs to happen next.
Our conversationYour envelope is still empty.
SaywardChoose what needs a conversation this week.
Your agenda
“Here’s the issue, and how it’s affecting me…”
Understand the problem before you start solving it.Make a decisionYour first drafts stay private.You don’t need to resolve everything in one conversation.
In Sayward
DiscussActual app screen · Sample content
Opening the envelope becomes your shared agenda. In Sayward, take one topic at a time and hear each other out.
Shared in the meetingAfter you’ve talkedKeep a record of what you agreed
Write down what you decided and who’s doing it.
Save the decision and its owner. In the app, you can mark it Did or Not yet, so one of you isn’t keeping track of everything.
Try the ideaThe agreement you make
SaywardYour decisions
Record what you’ve agreed to do.
Open your agenda above, then record the decisions you both choose.
Back to the envelopeIn Sayward
DecideActual app screen · Sample content
The paper agreement becomes a decision you can return to: what you agreed, who owns it, and whether it happened.
Confirmed by both of youPrivate beta
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