Open Methodology

Understand your team.
Before it's too late.

The Better Together Framework is a free, research-backed methodology to measure 5 dimensions of team wellness. Run it manually with your team or automate it with Tribu.

Explore the 5 Radars How to Run It

Based on research from Google, Harvard, Gallup, WHO, and Deloitte

The Problem

Teams break down in silence

77% 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.

Annual engagement surveys are too slow. They measure what happened, not what is happening. By the time you read the results, your best people may already be in interviews.

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.

5

Dimensions

Each backed by peer-reviewed organizational psychology research

2

Questions per day

Takes ~30 seconds. No survey fatigue, no context switching

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Cost to use

The methodology is free and open. Run it with a spreadsheet, a Slack bot, or whatever works best

The 5 Radars

What the methodology measures

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

Burnout Psych Safety Goals Productivity Balance

Click on any dimension to explore what it measures, example questions, and the research behind it.

Framework Anatomy

Every Radar, Broken Down

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.

Burnout
Psychological Safety
Goals Clarity
Work Productivity
Work-Life Balance

Hover over any cell to see its scientific source

DIY Guide

How to run the methodology with your team

#general Slack channel Spreadsheet Google Sheets Daily standup Team meeting

Pick your channel

Decide where your team will answer the daily questions. Slack, a shared spreadsheet, or as part of standup — whichever has the least friction.

Less effort required = higher response rate.
How's your energy today? 1 2 3 4 5 3 4 4 5

Ask 2 questions a day

Each day, ask one question from one of the 5 dimensions. Rotate through all 5 during the week using a 1–5 scale.

Monday = Burnout, Tuesday = Psych Safety, Wednesday = Goals…
Burnout PS Goals Prod. Bal. Week 1 Week 2

Track scores weekly

Average daily scores by dimension to build a weekly radar. Plot it on a spider chart — patterns emerge in 2–3 weeks.

Watch for consistently low dimensions or ones that drop week over week.
↓ Burnout Focus here No meetings on Fridays Share blockers in retro +1 hr focus daily

Discuss & act

Share the team radar in your weekly retro. Focus on the lowest dimension. Ask: "What could we change this week?" Then do it.

Small, concrete actions beat big plans that never happen.
Step 1 of 4
Roles

Who does what?

Everyone has a part to play. Here's what to expect so the whole team starts aligned from day one.

15 min / week
Leader / Manager

You set the pace. The team follows your lead.

~15 minutes per week
  • Choose the channel and introduce the methodology to your team
  • Rotate through the 5 radar questions during the week
  • Review weekly scores — identify the lowest dimension
  • In the retro, share the team radar and ask: "What do we change?"
  • Pick one concrete action. Follow up next week.
What you see: Your team's aggregated radar across 5 dimensions — trends over time, not individual scores.
T Tribu How's your energy today? 1 2 3 4 5 Your personal trends: 2 min / day
Team Member

Two minutes a day. Real impact for your whole team.

~2 minutes per day
  • Receive a daily question in your team channel
  • Answer on a 1–5 scale — 30 seconds, no essays
  • Watch your personal score build over time (private, visible only to you)
  • Join the weekly retro to see the team's aggregated radar
  • Commit to one small change per week
What you see: Your own personal trend across 5 dimensions. No one else can see your individual scores.
Free Resources

Everything you need to get started

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Question Bank

The complete set of validated questions for all 5 dimensions, ready to use with your team.

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Tracking Spreadsheet

A Google Sheets template to collect responses and automatically generate your team's radar.

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Facilitation Guide

How to introduce the methodology to your team, lead weekly discussions, and create action plans.

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Sample Reports

See what the methodology reveals: real anonymized team, benchmark, and company reports.

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The Science

Built on decades of research

Factor #1

Google Project Aristotle

Studied over 180 teams for 2 years. Found that Psychological Safety is the #1 factor in team effectiveness — more than skills, resources, or structure.

77%

Deloitte Burnout Survey

77% of professionals have experienced Burnout in their current job. The WHO now classifies Burnout as an occupational phenomenon in the ICD-11.

85%

Edmondson (Harvard)

85% of employees withhold information from their leaders. Prof. Amy Edmondson's research shows Psychological Safety is a prerequisite for organizational learning.

3.2x

Deloitte Human Capital Trends

Companies with continuous feedback cultures have 3.2x faster revenue growth and 14.9% lower turnover than those relying on annual reviews.

$4 : $1

Mental Health ROI — WHO

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.

$8.9T

Gallup 2024

The global cost of disengaged employees is $8.9 trillion — 9% of global GDP. Only 21% of employees worldwide are engaged at work.

Quick Self-Assessment

How is your team doing?

Answer 5 quick questions and see your team's wellness radar. Takes 30 seconds.

Burnout Safety Goals Productivity Balance
The Product

The methodology works.
Tribu makes it effortless.

Automatic Slack pulses, real-time team radars, predictive reports — no spreadsheets, no manual tracking, no friction.

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Automatic Slack pulses 2 questions/day, zero configuration per cycle
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Real-time team radars See your 5 dimensions update live, week by week
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