Changelog

New features, improvements, and bug fixes in Kioo.

May 7, 2026

New

  • Member access banner - Clearer guidance for team members with an in-flow team settings modal
  • Manual send and reschedule options for Team Health surveys

Improved

  • Some security hardening

Fixed

  • Norwegian characters now display correctly in recurring reminder emails

April 29, 2026

New

  • Customizable Team Health - Org admins can author their own categories and questions, with automatic translation between English and Norwegian
  • Redesigned Individual Strengths survey creation - Now a single-page form with live preview
  • Time Allocation is back as an opt-in feature for select organizations

Improved

  • Coaches are no longer counted as survey participants

April 25, 2026

New

  • Drag-to-create team dependencies on the dependency board, with a right-click edge menu
  • Custom dependency types - Define your own labels for how teams depend on each other
  • Unified team-admin invitation - Send invites via Slack DM or email from one place
  • Org admin data export - Download organization data as a structured file

Fixed

  • Duplicate "Added to team" toast no longer appears on team creation
  • Invite link reliability improvements

April 16, 2026

New

  • Teamboard - A new org-level visual overview of all your teams, with divisions, helper lines, team-type colors, business opportunities, and IT systems
  • Team Contract - A new collaboration tool that replaces Team Canvas, with standard and leadership templates
  • Goals system - Track Business Opportunities and Strategic Focus Areas across the organization
  • Division lock for org admins, alignment helper lines, and team-type color picker

April 10, 2026

New

  • "Show your name" toggle - Anonymous Individual Strengths respondents can opt to show their name
  • Real-time editing on shared sticky notes - Multiple people can edit the same note simultaneously without conflicts
  • Admins can soft-delete Team Health surveys

Improved

  • Real-time transport upgraded for stability - boards stay smooth with many concurrent users
  • Optimized board collaboration with throttling, batching, and caching

April 5, 2026

New

  • "Show previous answers" toggle in Team Health surveys - See your last response side by side
  • Clearer anonymous indicator on Team Health comments

Improved

  • Subscription model simplified to enterprise-only
  • Some security hardening

March 27, 2026

New

  • Customizable Team Health (early) - Backend foundation for org admins to author their own questions and categories
  • Copy-paste board items - Use Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V on any collaboration board
  • Extend deadline and add participant on live surveys without restarting

Improved

  • Real-time board collaboration is smoother and more reliable under heavy load

March 23, 2026

New

  • Slack DM-first notifications - Reach team members directly in Slack DMs when they prefer it
  • Dedicated Security settings page with redesigned active sessions UI
  • Admins can resend invitations from the team admin area

Improved

  • Slack OAuth scopes trimmed to the minimum required

March 18, 2026

New

  • Undo / redo on all boards - Press Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z
  • Ctrl+D to duplicate any selected board item
  • Right-click context menu on board items - Duplicate, fit view, and more
  • Arrow-key nudge and zoom shortcuts on boards
  • My Strengths is now fully available in Norwegian

Fixed

  • Recurring Team Health chains now self-repair when a scheduled run fails

March 12, 2026

New

  • Real-time presence on boards - See live cursors and who's editing alongside you
  • Multi-select on boards - Move and operate on multiple items at once
  • Mutual team dependencies with two-column popover pickers

Improved

  • Team overview redesign with a shared board toolkit across all collaboration tools

Fixed

  • Sticky note size flicker on first sync

March 4, 2026

New

  • Signal comments - Discuss team signals with comments visible to members
  • Popup login for surveys - Authenticate without leaving the survey page

Improved

  • Email delivery moved to a new EU-hosted provider for better reliability and compliance
  • Auth and session hardening across the platform
  • Sticky note resize and scroll behavior on Team Review boards

February 27, 2026

New

  • Team Signals - See real-time signals about what's happening across your teams and organization
  • Roles & Responsibilities - A new collaboration tool for defining and aligning team roles
  • Time Allocation (Beta) - Track how your team spends time across different categories to identify waste and opportunities
  • Coach role - A new team role for coaches who support teams without being counted as a member
  • Google Calendar integration (Beta) - Get coaching insights for your meetings based on your team's strengths
  • Strengths Review - Review and discuss Individual Strengths results together on a shared board
  • Nexus view - Visualize team dependencies in an interactive force-directed layout
  • OTP via Slack - Receive login codes directly in Slack instead of email
  • Invite org members with a magic link that skips the email verification step

Improved

  • Team Dependencies improvements with force-directed Nexus layout
  • Individual Strengths profiles are now richer with hero narratives and conversation starters
  • Org admins can now access all teams in their organization
  • Survey pages show navigation back to Kioo after completing a survey
  • Team Home shows active survey status so you know when a survey is running
  • Per-recipient notification language - each person receives emails in their own preferred language

Fixed

  • Comprehensive security audit of data access across all API routes
  • OTP paste now works correctly in Outlook and other email clients
  • Login works for users with non-ASCII characters in their name
  • Improved reliability of scheduled task processing

February 12, 2026

New

  • My Strengths - Each team member gets a personal strength profile based on deep analysis of their survey results, helping teams understand each other and collaborate better
  • SSO login - Organizations can enable Microsoft login so employees sign in with their company account - no more codes
  • Rich text in Team Review - Use bold, italic, bullet lists, and headings in sticky notes to better organize your team discussions
  • Team Health TLDR - Get a quick summary of your Team Health results so you can understand the key takeaways at a glance

Improved

  • Redesigned Team Dependencies with clearer direction and health indicators, making it easier to spot where collaboration needs attention
  • Survey analysis gives more useful and actionable insights
  • More accurate organization benchmarks over a 6-month window
  • My Strengths card visible on Team Home for quick access

Fixed

  • Overdue nudge emails no longer sent to newly created teams
  • Survey reminder links now navigate to the correct page
  • Security improvements across login, email templates, and collaboration tools

February 6, 2026

New

  • Team Home - A new landing page for your team with health snapshot, pending surveys, and suggested actions
  • Team Dependencies (Beta - only available for select organizations) - Visualize how your teams depend on each other with an interactive board
  • Divisions - Organize teams into divisions such as value streams, areas, or departments
  • Change alerts - Get notified when Team Health scores shift significantly between surveys
  • Teams management - Org admins can manage and delete teams directly from Organization Settings
  • Team member role management - promote or demote members between Team Admin and Member

Improved

  • Improved permission controls in Organization Settings
  • Better org settings layout with new Teams and Divisions sections
  • Smoother page navigation with reduced flickering

Fixed

  • Logout now works reliably across all browsers
  • Slack survey buttons respond correctly to clicks
  • Team switching works properly on organization pages
  • Sync works correctly across multiple browser tabs

January 26, 2026

New

  • Slack integration - Get survey invitations and reminders directly in Slack
  • Quick navigation - Press Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows) to jump to any page
  • Monthly trends in Org Insights - See how team health scores change over time
  • Tool guides - Helpful tips when you first open each collaboration tool
  • Team notification language - Choose English or Norwegian for notifications
  • Accessibility improvements across all buttons and form inputs
  • Upgraded to Next.js 16 and Node.js 24

Improved

  • Simpler notification settings with dropdown menus
  • Easier to edit your team's name and URL
  • New team admins get a one-click login link in their invitation email

Fixed

  • Survey links in emails now work correctly
  • Focus tasks sync properly across all team members
  • Drag and drop in Eisenhower Matrix works reliably

January 12, 2026

New

  • Focus Tasks - Assign focus tasks to team members with due dates
  • Org Insights - Dashboard showing team health trends across your organization
  • Content library - Curated videos and articles recommended based on survey results
  • Share content - Share helpful resources directly with your team members
  • Results review - Discuss Team Health results together with your team on a shared canvas
  • Notification badges - See unread recommendations and survey results at a glance
  • Bilingual AI analysis - Survey insights now generated in both English and Norwegian

Improved

  • Redesigned top navigation bar
  • Team Catalog now shows more details at a glance
  • New team type and functional role management for org admins
  • Better content recommendations based on your team's health scores
  • Faster page loads with improved caching