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Themes and analysis

A thousand answers, five themes.

Febaso reads every open answer, groups them into themes with counts and verbatim quotes, and shows what weighs most.

  • Every theme with count and quotes
  • All languages in one overview
  • Every summary traceable
Example: the themes of a made-up company, with made-up answers.

How it works

From a pile of answers to what's going on.

  1. 01

    Every answer is read

    The long ones, the short ones and those in another language. Nothing is left because there was no time.

  2. 02

    Similar answers come together

    As themes with a name, the number of people who raised it and the verbatim quotes below.

  3. 03

    You look, check and decide

    Open a theme, read the answers behind it and choose what to do. The AI organises, you decide.

What you get

An overview you can check.

Themes
A name, the number of people who raised it and the verbatim quotes.
Checking
From every theme to the answers behind it. Every summary can be traced to the answer itself.
Languages
A Polish and a Dutch answer about the same problem end up in one theme. You read it all in yours, with the original next to it.
While it runs
The themes are there while answers come in, so you can adjust before the round is over.
Views
As a list, as a board with what still needs to happen, or as a map of themes.
Per group
Ask about the department, the course or the region in the conversation, and you see the themes per group.
Across rounds
Ask the same questions every round and follow whether a theme grows or disappears.
A decision attached
Per theme you see whether it is still waiting for a decision, and whoever raised it can get an update.

See it yourself

Answers come in, the themes take shape.

Answer an interview as a customer and see what happens to your answer. Ten taps, with made-up data, and then you look around yourself.

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Ten taps, with made-up data. Then you look around yourself.

By hand or with Febaso

Reading takes time. The overview makes the difference.

  • Themes513 answers · themes ready
    Sessions: too many overlap186

    “Two talks I wanted ran at the same time. I had to choose, and I picked wrong.”

    Lunch: long queues142
    Networking: too little time97
    Speakers: worth the trip88

    By hand: Hundreds of open answers in a spreadsheet, and no time to read them all.

    With Febaso: Every answer read and grouped into themes, with the count and the verbatim quotes next to it.

  • 012345678910

    When two sessions I wanted ran at the same time. I had to choose.

    Sessions: too many overlap

    By hand: A score shows that something is going on, not what.

    With Febaso: The why, in the respondent's own words, with a follow-up when an answer stays vague.

  • Wat kan er beter?

    What could be better?

    Was könnte besser sein?

    Co można poprawić?

    By hand: Answers in other languages stay unread, or go through a translation tool.

    With Febaso: All languages in one theme, with the original next to your translation.

  • LiveUpdated 10:42

    513 of 790 have answered

    Sessions: too many overlap+186
    Lunch: long queues+142

    By hand: The analysis arrives weeks after collecting, when the moment has passed.

    With Febaso: The themes while it runs, so you can adjust.

  • Sessions: too many overlap

    ↑ 11 pts since 2025

    “Two talks I wanted ran at the same time. I had to choose, and I picked wrong.”

    Needs a decision42 subscribed

    By hand: Comparing this year with last year means starting over.

    With Febaso: The same questions every round, and you see whether a theme grows or disappears.

Northwind, Marieke and every answer here are made up for this demo.

Honest about what it is

The AI organises, you decide.

  • Checkable, not a black box

    Every theme shows how many people raised it and what they said verbatim. In doubt, open the theme and read the answers.

  • Counts are not statistics

    A theme with 42 mentions shows where most words are, not that 42 of every hundred people think so. With small or non-representative groups, read it as a signal.

  • What you do with it stays yours

    Febaso shows what is going on. What it means and what you do about it is for you to weigh with your other sources.

  • Small is small

    With fifteen answers you read everything yourself. It pays off with dozens to hundreds of answers and across several rounds.

  • Processing in the EU

    And never used to train AI models.

  • Anonymous when you choose

    You choose per interview whether answers are anonymous. Anonymous means you never see who said what.

  • Open about the AI

    Respondents know from the first message that they are talking to an AI.

  • Traceable

    Every theme shows the count and the verbatim quotes.

Questions about themes and analysis

How do I know the themes are right?

You don't have to take our word for it. Every theme shows how many people raised it and their verbatim quotes, and you can click through to the answers behind it. A spot check of a few quotes shows right away whether a theme holds.

How many answers do I need?

With a few dozen answers themes start to show, and it pays off more the more there are. With fifteen answers you're better off reading them yourself.

Does it work for answers in other languages?

Yes. Answers in different languages end up in one theme, and you read them in your language with the original next to it.

Can I look per department, course or region?

Yes. Ask in the conversation which group someone belongs to, and you see the themes per group. In a very small group an answer can be recognisable by its content; we look at that together when setting up.

Can I compare themes across rounds?

Yes. Ask the same questions every round, and you see whether a theme grows, shrinks or disappears.

What happens to the answers?

They are processed within the EU and never used to train AI models. Every customer signs a data processing agreement, and data is deleted on request.

Let your answers say something.

In a thirty-minute intro I show Febaso live, with your kind of questions. Or try the demo first.

  • Every theme with count and quotes
  • All languages in one overview
  • Every summary traceable

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