Building Psychological Safety

Create an environment where everyone feels safe to contribute, take risks, and be authentically themselves. Psychological safety is the foundation of high-performing teams—and it doesn't happen by accident. These exercises help teams surface unspoken concerns, establish norms that protect vulnerability, and build the trust required for honest feedback, creative risk-taking, and genuine innovation.

Exercises

Core activities to drive collaboration and results.

Atlassian - Demo Trust

30.0 mins

This exercise builds trust and psychological safety through structured sharing. It's based on Patrick Lencioni's "Five Dysfunctions of a Team." It hel...

Atlassian-Empathy Mapping

1 hour

Use Atlassian's empathy mapping to turn customer insights into improvements. This structured exercise explores personas and pain points. It ensures ne...

Empathy And Value Alignment

3 hours

It's common for teams to either over-empathize without shipping or ship without understanding user needs. This exercise bridges that gap. It helps tea...

Empathy Interviews

40.0 mins

Empathy interviews uncover user needs through one-on-one conversations. Focus on stories, not opinions. Ask "why" to go deeper. Observe body language ...

Empathy Mapping

1 hour

An empathy map helps teams deeply understand their users. It's a visual tool for capturing user needs, thoughts, and feelings. The map is divided into...

IDEO - Get Feedback

1.5 hours

Getting feedback on your ideas and prototypes is key during ideation. It ensures you keep the target users at the center of your project. This exercis...

IDEO - Integrate Feedback And Iterate

1.5 hours

Incorporating user feedback is key to human-centered design. This exercise helps you refine ideas based on prototype testing. It's part of the LUMA co...

IDEO - Keep Getting Feedback

1.5 hours

Collecting feedback from your users is essential. It's a continuous process that keeps your design user-centered as you move forward. Regular feedback...

Open Roadmap

1.5 hours

Create a transparent project roadmap. Show planned work, priorities, and decisions clearly. Share it openly with your community or stakeholders. This ...