Align Contributions & Create Fair Distribution
TRUSTGrid is a guided Miro workshop template that helps teams turn subjective contribution conversations into a shared, transparent and explainable distribution logic.
Most teams face the same challenge: contributions differ, expectations are unclear, value is hard to compare, and money conversations quickly become uncomfortable. TRUSTGrid gives founding teams, project ventures, cooperatives and facilitators a calmer way to talk about value before it turns into hidden conflict.
Use this template when you are starting a new venture, redesigning responsibilities, defining shares, preparing a cooperation, or aligning a team around fair contribution and distribution.
What are we doing here?
TRUSTGrid guides your team through a structured workshop flow from venture clarity to contribution matrix.
You will:
Build a shared understanding of your venture.
Reflect on each other’s contributions with appreciation first.
Define the success criteria your venture depends on.
Weight those criteria according to their importance.
Match people’s contributions to the criteria.
Derive a clear distribution proposal.
Reflect, adjust and decide as humans.
The template separates the conversation into clear steps: first the venture, then the people, then the distribution logic. This reduces defensiveness and makes the final result easier to understand.
Why are we in for?
The purpose of TRUSTGrid is to create alignment before fairness becomes a fight.
Instead of jumping directly into shares, ownership or percentages, the template helps the team answer more useful questions:
What are we really trying to build?
What must happen for this venture to succeed?
Which capabilities matter most?
Who contributes what to those capabilities?
Does the resulting distribution feel fair and explainable?
The result is not a final legal contract. It is a structured, transparent basis for a better decision.
What TrustGrid does
TRUSTGrid helps you:
make contributions visible,
define what success depends on,
translate qualitative input into a clear contribution matrix,
create a distribution proposal,
reduce hidden tension around value, fairness and expectations,
create a shared language for future adjustments.
The system suggests. Humans decide.
Two working modes
You can use TRUSTGrid in two ways:
Classic workshop mode
Participants work directly on the Miro board using sticky notes, silent reflection, clustering, discussion and manual weighting.
AI-supported conversation mode
Instead of filling out every step manually, the group can have open conversations, record transcripts and use the AI-supported frames to generate structured outcomes from the discussion.
This works especially well for groups 5+ members and that think better in conversation than on sticky notes.
What you will get
By the end of the workshop, your team will have:
a short shared venture description,
2–5 success criteria,
weighted criteria,
a contribution matrix,
a structured distribution proposal,
a basis for reflection and decision,
clearer next steps for managing the venture over time.
Who this template is for
TRUSTGrid is useful for:
founding teams,
partnerships,
project ventures,
cooperatives,
international innovation teams,
consultants and facilitators,
teams that need a fair and transparent contribution logic.
Important principles
TRUSTGrid works because it changes the order of the conversation:
Venture first, contribution second.
Appreciation before evaluation.
Description before judgment.
Transparency over politics.
Clarity over completeness.
The system suggests, humans decide.
How to use the template
Open the template.
Invite all relevant participants.
Start with the welcome frame.
Move through the board from left to right.
Use the classic workshop path or the AI-supported path.
Review the resulting distribution proposal together.
Adjust where needed.
Decide what you want to carry forward.
What comes after the workshop?
TRUSTGrid helps you decide what is fair. Misthos helps you live it.
Once you have created a shared understanding, success criteria, contribution visibility and a distribution proposal, the real work begins:
managing the venture continuously,
adapting as contributions change,
keeping distribution fair over time,
running multiple ventures in parallel,
staying transparent without bureaucracy.
The best home for that is Misthos.
Learn more:https://misthos.ioUse the app:https://misthos.app
Creator section
TRUSTGrid is part of the Misthos ecosystem — built for a future where cooperation becomes the new normal: fair, transparent and scalable.
