Psychological Safety (Amy Edmondson)

When people fear speaking up, problems hide. Psychological safety is what makes information flow.

Definition

The shared belief among team members that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking: speaking up, asking questions, admitting mistakes, and raising concerns without fear of punishment or humiliation.

Step 1

Predict first

In one or two sentences, what do you think this concept means? Wrong is fine; the small struggle is what makes the answer stick.