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Building Psychological Safety on Edmondson's Model

Teams with high psychological safety perform 4x better. This exercise measures and raises it in your team.

60 min Advanced

Goal

Beat "my team is psychologically safe" assumption by measuring on Edmondson's 7 items, then raising weakest over 90 days.

Steps

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    Send Edmondson's 7-item survey anonymously: "I can ask a hard question", "Mistakes are held against me", etc.
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Expected Outcome

Immediate
First leader admission of mistake creates positive shock. Someone says "me too" for the first time.

Evidence base

School: Psychological Safety

Founders: Amy Edmondson (1999)

Psychological Safety concept from Amy Edmondson (Harvard) 1999. Confirmed by Google's Project Aristotle (2015) as top team-performance predictor.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does "Building Psychological Safety on Edmondson's Model" take?
This exercise takes about 60 minutes, practiced in a group in a Social format.
When will I notice the effect of "Building Psychological Safety on Edmondson's Model"?
First leader admission of mistake creates positive shock. Someone says "me too" for the first time. In the short term: Within a month, hard questions in meetings double. Toxic silence breaks.
Is "Building Psychological Safety on Edmondson's Model" evidence-based?
Yes — it draws on Psychological Safety (Amy Edmondson (1999)). Psychological Safety concept from Amy Edmondson (Harvard) 1999. Confirmed by Google's Project Aristotle (2015) as top team-performance predictor.
Is "Building Psychological Safety on Edmondson's Model" suitable for beginners?
Its difficulty level is: Advanced. No external tools required — it can be practiced directly inside the app.

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