A Missed Update That Became a Missed Goal
Most teams use clunky OKR tracking methods buried in spreadsheets, disconnected tools, or quarterly review rituals that feel more like chores than check-ins.
Tability, a startup backed by Blackbird Ventures and part of the Antler portfolio, is aiming to change that by building an OKR tracking platform with built-in AI nudges. It doesn’t just document your goals. It reminds, prompts, and nudges you to actually engage with them.
Goal Setting Is Easy, Follow-Through Is Not
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) have been adopted widely by startups and enterprise teams thanks to early champions like Intel and Google. But while setting goals is common, consistent tracking is not.
According to WorkBoard, teams that review their OKRs weekly achieve up to 19% more of their key results and yet many companies still fall into a ‘set and forget’ pattern, leading to a drop in employee engagement just weeks after setting goals.
This is where Tability steps in: it blends lightweight goal tracking with intelligent reminders to drive frequent updates, without overwhelming users with process.
How Tability Uses AI to Reinvent OKR Tracking
Unlike traditional OKR tools that rely on manual data entry and quarterly reports, Tability applies AI to reduce friction and improve accountability.
Key Features:
- AI Nudges: Smart, contextual reminders prompt users to update progress on time
- Auto-Summarized Check-ins: AI generates weekly summaries based on user input
- Progress Prediction: The system identifies at-risk objectives based on update frequency and user sentiment
- Slack Integration: Nudges and status reports delivered directly to messaging channels
- Public Visibility: Team dashboards make progress visible to everyone
Benefits:
- Keeps goals top-of-mind with low-friction updates
- Boosts accountability through team visibility
- Reduces status meetings and review cycles
- Encourages continuous, async goal tracking
Challenges:
- Adoption requires mindset shift from quarterly OKR cycles to continuous tracking
- AI summaries may not fully capture nuance in qualitative goals
- Lacks deep integration with large enterprise workflow platforms like Salesforce or Microsoft Teams
Why OKR Tracking Still Needs Fixing
The OKR market is crowded. From tools like Lattice and Gtmhub to enterprise-grade platforms like WorkBoard, companies have tried to solve the problem of strategy execution.
But most solutions come with trade-offs:
- Too Complex: Enterprise tools often require dedicated implementation teams and training
- Too Rigid: Spreadsheet-based OKRs leave little room for real-time updates
- Too Passive: Tools that document goals but fail to encourage action or provide feedback loops
Tability is carving out a middle ground. It focuses on small-to-mid-sized teams who need light-touch alignment tools that actually drive behavior, not just documentation.
Real-World Teams Already Using Tability to Stay Aligned
Companies like Canva, Linktree, and SafetyCulture have experimented with Tability for OKR tracking.
- Remote product teams use the Slack nudges to asynchronously check in on progress
- Design leaders appreciate the low-lift UI and AI-generated summaries during weekly review calls
- Ops managers use Tability’s dashboards to present goal progress at all-hands without building new decks
What stands out is not just the software, but the behavioral shift it encourages. Tability isn’t forcing users to be more productive, it’s making it easier for them to remember their goals and stay focused.
Study: Continuous Check-Ins Drive 31% Higher Goal Completion Rates
Research shows that moving OKR reviews from quarterly to weekly can enhance goal completion by around 31%, underscoring how regular check-ins significantly improve alignment and execution.
The report highlighted:
- Higher goal visibility improves individual focus and team clarity
- Frequent updates create natural accountability without micromanagement
- Teams using AI-driven nudges were 29% more likely to course-correct mid-cycle
This underscores the opportunity Tability is tapping into: using just-in-time AI reminders to turn OKRs from static KPIs into living workflows.
The Futurism Today Take: Tability Is Building a More Human Way to Track Goals
At The Futurism Today, we believe that OKR tracking tools should reflect how people actually work: asynchronously, incrementally, and often distracted.
Tability gets this. Its use of AI is subtle, supportive, and grounded in behavioral design. It doesn’t try to automate strategy. It helps people stick to it.
In a work culture defined by overload and shifting priorities, tools like Tability offer more than efficiency. They offer clarity. And as the future of work becomes more distributed and fast-moving, that might just be the most valuable metric of all.