Personal development through structured 360° feedback

prepared360 makes attitude measurable through a structured 360° feedback process that places psychological safety at its core and fosters sustainable personal development.

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Evaluate attitude as part of competency-based professional development

Competency-based education and training (CBME) comprises three dimensions: knowledge, skills, and attitude.

While preparedEPA captures professional skills through brief, daily workplace assessments, prepared360 covers the third dimension: attitude — including communication, collaboration, and professional conduct.

The two tools intentionally follow different rhythms.

EPA assessments are short and frequent, taking place after each relevant activity as part of everyday clinical practice.

360° feedback, by contrast, is a periodic process — typically conducted one to three times per year — that provides a comprehensive perspective from not only supervisors, but also peers, nurses, and other professional groups.

Together, preparedEPA and prepared360 provide a complete picture: what someone is capable of professionally, and how they work as part of a team.

Feedback that doesn't hurt — it helps people grow

A genuine feedback culture

In many institutions, feedback still works like this: once a year, top-down, and without a structured process. Evaluations are often based on the perspective of a single person.

As a result, blind spots remain unnoticed, and a genuine feedback culture never takes root.

The team's perspective

And employees who, when viewed from above (top-down evaluation), may stand out due to high performance can be assessed in a completely different way in a bottom-up evaluation (from the perspective of their subordinates), especially if the entire team suffers under them.

A single, narrow perspective therefore offers little real insight and can even be misleading.

Psychological safety

Anyone who wants to develop themselves or their team needs feedback from multiple perspectives. However, traditional 360° feedback comes with its own challenges: it is cumbersome to organize, time-consuming to conduct, and often lacks sufficient psychological safety — especially in hierarchical environments.

360° feedback — from all sides

360° feedback (also known as multi-source feedback) collects input not only from a direct supervisor, but from various people around the person being assessed: peers, supervisors, learners, and other professional groups.

In contrast to traditional performance reviews or ad-hoc feedback, 360° feedback provides a structured, multidimensional perspective. It makes visible how someone communicates, works within a team, and is perceived as a professional — from multiple viewpoints at the same time.

Five steps to a structured feedback conversation

The 360° feedback process

Step 1

Collect feedback

The mentee selects the people he or she would like to receive feedback from and sends invitations via email, link, or QR code. Invitees do not need an account and can complete the questionnaire directly online without downloading the app.

Step 2

Provide feedback

The person giving feedback first selects the areas they feel able to assess. This ensures that only relevant questions are answered. In addition to ratings, they can also indicate how confident they are in their assessment. Free-text fields allow for qualitative feedback.

Step 3

Keep track of progress

The mentee can see at any time how many feedback responses have been received. Once enough feedback has been collected (with the minimum number configurable), the feedback cycle can be closed and the mentor invited.

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Review by the mentor

The feedback is first shared with the mentor — not directly with the mentee. The mentor reviews the results question by question, takes notes, and prepares for the feedback conversation. This intermediate step helps protect the mentee from unfiltered feedback.

Step 5

Conduct the feedback conversation

The mentor and mentee review the results together. The app provides a structured framework to guide the conversation. At the end, they define development goals for the mentee to work on until the next feedback cycle.

What sets prepared360 apart from traditional 360° feedback

The lowest possible barrier for feedback providers

No download, no registration, no account. Open the link, answer the questions — done. Invitations can be sent via email, shared link, QR code, or messenger. Even spontaneously in the hallway.

Alone or in combination with preparedEPA

Prepared360 can be seamlessly combined with preparedEPA, so that, if desired, the results can also be displayed and exported in a combined competency report. Of course, Prepared360 can also be used as a standalone solution, completely independently of preparedEPA.

Psychological safety as a design principle

For the person giving feedback: they decide whether to respond anonymously or with their name. For the mentee: the feedback data belongs to the mentee — there is no central monitoring. However, feedback is first sent to the mentor, never directly and unfiltered to the mentee. This allows the collected responses to be shared with the mentor’s support. The aim is to prevent overwhelm and uncertainty.

Structured mentoring process

The app maps the entire process: from the invitation to the review to the guided feedback conversation with documented learning objectives. No step is lost.

Scientifically grounded questionnaires

Proven question catalogs, developed at the Institute for Medical Education (IML) at the University of Bern. Custom question catalogs can be configured at any time — tailored to the institution, professional groups, and competency framework.

Weighted responses

Feedback providers indicate how confident they are in their assessment. This confidence rating is incorporated into the weighting — well-founded feedback counts more.

Self-assessment included

Mentees also always assess themselves. The self-assessment is compared with the external assessments — a valuable starting point for the feedback conversation.

Development goals with continuity

Development goals from previous rounds remain visible and can be supplemented with attachments. This creates a traceable development path across multiple cycles.

Flexibly configurable

Each institution receives its own version with its own set of questions, role titles, anonymity settings, and minimum number of feedback responses. Multiple versions per institution are possible—for example, for different professional groups or teams.

Mobile App and Browser

Native app for iOS and Android; identical web version available at 360.prepared.app. Password-free login via Magic Link.

Our solutions are used in these areas

Mentees:

Doctors, resident physicians, nurses, paramedics

Get feedback from different perspectives and track your personal development. You retain full control over your data—whether you've already completed your training or are still in vocational training.

Mentors:

Senior physicians, training and continuing education coordinators

Guide your mentees in a structured way. prepared360 handles the organization—you can focus on the conversation.

Training Managers / Program Directors

Establish a sustainable feedback culture in your department. 360° feedback complements technical assessments by adding the dimension of attitude—a central component of competency-based professional development.

Institutional Leadership / HR

Position your institution as a modern educational institution. A culture of active feedback is a measurable factor in employee satisfaction and recruiting new talent.

Psychological safety only works with genuine data protection. That's why:

GDPR-compliant, data stored in Switzerland
No central data collection—the feedback data belongs to the mentee
Feedback providers decide for themselves whether to remain anonymous
Stand-alone app; no integration with hospital IT systems required
No patient data in the system
Controlled access: Only the mentor and mentee can view the results

Das sagen unsere Nutzer

Zitat Mentee zur Rundum-Perspektive und Lernzielen

Zitat Mentor:in zum strukturierten Feedbackgespräch

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Funktion, Institution

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Rolle, Institution

our users are our fans

“prepared360 helps us make feedback from various perspectives visible and actionable. The solution strengthens the feedback culture, promotes selfreflection, and helps us identify specific steps for individual development. What’s particularly impressive is how simple and intuitive it is to use, making it easy to integrate into our daily training routine.”

“With prepared360, our resident physicians receive feedback from various professional groups. By creating a competency profile and defining learning objectives, they receive optimal support for their personal performance.”

"We use Prepared360 to strengthen our hospital’s internal feedback culture. With Prepared360, we promote the personal and professional development of our resident physicians. The structured, multi-source feedback provides guidance and highlights areas for growth. The combination of feedback and mentoring is highly effective: Feedback leads to concrete discussions, and individual development steps can be better defined and supported in a more targeted manner. "

Michael John
Head of Anesthesia Continuing Education, Aarau Cantonal Hospital

Dr. med. Denise Keller
Senior Physician, Anesthesiology/Intensive Care Medicine, Zuger Kantonsspital AG

Dr. med. Selina De Ry-Berger
Senior Physician, Interdisciplinary Emergency Department, Solothurn Hospitals, Olten Cantonal Hospital

Ready for structured 360° feedback?

We’ll develop the questionnaire together with your institution—tailored to your professional groups and competency frameworks. During a brief introductory call, we’ll show you how prepared360 works in your context.

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