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Psychological Safety Check (Edmondson)

Measure with 7 questions whether your team feels safe to tell truths, ask questions, admit mistakes.

25 min Intermediate

Goal

Identify the one indicator that explains 87% of high-performing team quality per Google's Aristotle study.

Steps

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Distribute Edmondson's 7 questions: "If I make a mistake, it's held against me?", "Team members raise tough issues?", etc — 1-5 scale.

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Expected Outcome

Immediate

You uncover why members are "silent" in meetings — they don't trust their voice is safe.

Evidence base

School: Harvard Organizational Behavior / Google Aristotle Project

Founders: Amy Edmondson (1999)

Coined by Amy Edmondson (Harvard) in 1999. Google's Aristotle project (2015) proved psychological safety is the strongest predictor of team quality.

Frequently asked questions

How long does "Psychological Safety Check (Edmondson)" take?

This exercise takes about 25 minutes, practiced in a group in a Social format.

When will I notice the effect of "Psychological Safety Check (Edmondson)"?

You uncover why members are "silent" in meetings — they don't trust their voice is safe. In the short term: Within two months, members raise critical points openly — decision quality rises.

Is "Psychological Safety Check (Edmondson)" evidence-based?

Yes — it draws on Harvard Organizational Behavior / Google Aristotle Project (Amy Edmondson (1999)). Coined by Amy Edmondson (Harvard) in 1999. Google's Aristotle project (2015) proved psychological safety is the strongest predictor of team quality.

Is "Psychological Safety Check (Edmondson)" suitable for beginners?

Its difficulty level is: Intermediate. No external tools required — it can be practiced directly inside the app.

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