Recognising early stress signals

The Pressure Valve

Stress whispers before it shouts.

The Pressure Valve is a quick anonymous workplace check-in that helps teams recognise early signs of stress before they become harder to manage.

How it works

Three questions. One shared pressure snapshot.

The Pressure Valve creates a focused starting point for a healthier conversation without names, individual profiles or free-text answers.

1. Start

Create a temporary session

A verified presenter creates a short-lived session and shares the participant link or QR code.

2. Check in

Respond anonymously

Participants answer three simple questions without accounts, names or individual reports.

3. Release

Discuss the group signal

The animated valve and aggregate results help the room notice pressure early and choose one useful reset.

Free online version

Designed for a focused team conversation.

Each session lasts 30 minutes, supports up to 50 completed anonymous responses, and allows up to three session creations per verified presenter each Stockholm calendar day.

Aggregate results remain briefly available to the presenter for discussion before the temporary session data is removed.

Privacy boundaries

Anonymous group reflection — not employee monitoring.

What it is

  • A temporary workplace conversation tool
  • An anonymous group check-in
  • An aggregate pressure snapshot
  • A starting point for healthier conversations

What it is not

  • A medical or psychological assessment
  • An individual employee report
  • An HR monitoring system
  • A performance measurement tool

For organisations

Need your own version?

O-C Nexus can provide private, branded or customised versions with tailored wording, agreed retention settings, facilitator guidance and setup support.

Contact O-C Nexus

Ready to begin?

Open presenter access

Request or enter your presenter code, create a temporary session and share the participant link with your group.

Open The Pressure Valve