The Better Together Framework is a free, research-backed methodology to measure 5 dimensions of how you experience work — burnout, psychological safety, goals clarity, productivity, and work-life balance. Use it to understand yourself. Run it with your team. Deploy it across your organization.
Based on research from Google, Harvard, Gallup, WHO, and Deloitte
Whether you're trying to understand your own experience at work, improve your team's dynamics, or build a healthier organization — the framework scales to where you need it.
Are you burning out? Do you feel unclear on what actually matters? Is work bleeding into the rest of your life? The 5 radars give you a language for what you're feeling — and a direction for what to do about it.
Free self-assessmentAnonymous pulse questions surface the real picture — not the one people perform in 1:1s. Run it manually (free, always) or use Tribu to measure your current team state automatically via Slack.
Free to run · Tribu free = snapshotDeploy across teams, track trends over time, benchmark departments, and earn the BTF Certificate as a people-first employer. This is culture as a competitive advantage — with data to prove it.
Consulting · Tribu paid · Certification77% of professionals experience Burnout in their current job. 85% of employees withhold information from their leaders. When someone quits, the warning signs were there months before.
The problem? Traditional engagement surveys take weeks to design, run, and analyze — and by then you're looking at a snapshot of the past. Your team has moved on. The moment to act has already passed.
The Better Together Framework takes a different approach. Instead of long surveys once or twice a year, it measures 5 specific dimensions continuously, using 2 research-backed questions per day — so you always know where things stand right now.
Each backed by peer-reviewed organizational psychology research
Takes ~30 seconds. No survey fatigue, no context switching
The methodology is free and open. Run it with a spreadsheet, a Slack bot, or whatever works best
Each radar corresponds to a specific dimension of team health, grounded in decades of organizational research. Together, they form a complete picture of how your team is really doing.
Click on any dimension to explore it
Click on any dimension to explore what it measures, example questions, and the research behind it.
Three levels of depth. The inner ring shows the 5 radars, the middle ring their theoretical dimensions, and the outer ring the measurable sub-variables. Every cell is grounded in specific psychological research.
Hover over any cell to see its scientific source
Decide where your team will answer the daily questions. Slack, a shared spreadsheet, or as part of standup — whichever has the least friction.
Each day, ask one question from one of the 5 dimensions. Rotate through all 5 during the week using a 1–5 scale.
Average daily scores by dimension to build a weekly radar. Plot it on a spider chart — patterns emerge in 2–3 weeks.
Share the team radar in your weekly retro. Focus on the lowest dimension. Ask: "What could we change this week?" Then do it.
Everyone has a part to play. Here's what to expect so the whole team starts aligned from day one.
The complete set of validated questions for all 5 dimensions, ready to use with your team.
A Google Sheets template to collect responses and automatically generate your team's radar.
How to introduce the methodology to your team, lead weekly discussions, and create action plans.
See what the methodology reveals: real anonymized team, benchmark, and company reports.
Download PDFStudied over 180 teams for 2 years. Found that Psychological Safety is the #1 factor in team effectiveness — more than skills, resources, or structure.
77% of professionals have experienced Burnout in their current job. The WHO now classifies Burnout as an occupational phenomenon in the ICD-11.
85% of employees withhold information from their leaders. Prof. Amy Edmondson's research shows Psychological Safety is a prerequisite for organizational learning.
Companies with continuous feedback cultures have 3.2x faster revenue growth and 14.9% lower turnover than those relying on annual reviews.
For every $1 invested in mental health at work, there is a $4 return in improved health and productivity. Prevention is cheaper than losing talent.
The global cost of disengaged employees is $8.9 trillion — 9% of global GDP. Only 21% of employees worldwide are engaged at work.
Answer 5 quick questions and see your personal wellness radar across all 5 dimensions. Takes 30 seconds.
The Better Together Framework is an open project. We're always looking for people who care about team wellbeing — from different fields, backgrounds, and roles.
Help validate questions, review the science behind radars, and bring new dimensions to the framework.
Share what works (and what doesn't) in your org. Your real-world experience shapes the framework.
Run the framework with your team and share your story. Early adopters become advisors.
Help improve templates, guides, and tools. Open contributions are always welcome.
No formal application. Just reach out and tell us who you are and how you'd like to contribute.
Get in touch →We're a small team building something meaningful. Here are the kinds of people we're always interested in meeting — whether or not there's a formal opening.
Someone who bridges academic research and practical team dynamics. Help us keep the science honest.
Express interest →A domain expert in one of the 5 dimensions who wants to go deep: write questions, review research, build resources.
Express interest →Someone who loves connecting people around a shared mission. Help grow the BTF community of practitioners.
Express interest →Don't see your exact role? Tell us what you'd bring — we're open.
Keep BTF Free
BTF is open, community-driven, and costs nothing to use. If it helped your team, a small contribution keeps the research updated, the tools improving, and the community growing.
Donation links coming soon — reach out if you'd like to contribute now.