Safe to Speak: Unlocking Psychological Safety

In this Bigger Brains course, you’ll learn what psychological safety is, why it matters, and how it drives stronger teamwork, innovation, and organizational success. You’ll see how leadership behaviors, communication patterns, and group dynamics shape safety at work and explore common barriers that prevent open discussion. 

You’ll learn practical steps for assessing your current culture and fostering openness and trust. You’ll explore the stages of psychological safety and see how to set clear expectations, encourage healthy risk-taking, and redefine failures as learning moments. You’ll also learn how to build a plan for collaboration and support. By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to help create a more positive, collaborative, and productive workplace culture. 

Topics covered include: 

• Defining psychological safety 

• Explaining the impact of leadership’s role in establishing a collaborative and safe work environment 

• Applying psychological safety during the stages of team development 

• Evaluating and determining barriers to accepting and participating in such an environment 

• Explaining how human nature creates barriers to psychological safety 

• Explaining how leadership’s fears prevent open discussions 

• Discussing the shortcomings of groupthink 

• Defining the processes of brave collaboration and its potential outcomes 

• Explaining the different stages of psychological safety 

• Identifying steps to create open communication and transparency 

• Establishing goals and expectations effectively with team members 

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