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№ 14 | Psychological Safety Gaps, Feedback Using Playing Cards, Strategy and Clarity, ORSC and Agile, and… Tools for Leaving Twitter

Stephen P. Anderson

18 Nov 2022 — 2 min read

Psychological Safety Gaps

I love the framing of these as psychological safety gaps (from trainer, coach, & facilitator John Schrag).

I’ve recently become fascinated with the phenomenon of “safety gaps” – teams where psychological safety is taken very seriously; where the team leaders seem to be trying to do the right things, but are failing to achieve the desired results.

Eight observations. Nothing too surprising. But, I love that we're moving into the realm of observing and labeling blockers (and enablers) of psychological safety—kind of a proto-framework or game, yes?

A feedback framework based on playing cards!

This super simple (and memorable!) framework from LifeLabs helps level up feedback, using…Diamonds, Clubs, Hearts, and Spades!

Strategy and clarity

John Cutler offers a response to this thought-provoking statement:

Why do most companies [lack] a clear and coherent product strategy? My take: Because in most companies, there is a lot of (hidden) value in the lack of clarity and coherence.

Syntax destruction. Clarity vs Certainty. This short post on “Why Most Strategies Lack Clarity” left with me with some things to think about… There's a lot of tension between providing a clear, bold vision, and allowing for teams and orgs to learn, shape, and alter that vision along the way.

ORSC and agile

Notes from an agile coach who recently completed training for Organization and Relationship Systems coaching. The ‘team alliance’ exercise (below) is one of many methods taught to bring an organization and systems focus to teams.

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Leaving twitter?

Not sure who needs this, but these tools/services may come in handy:

ListFollowers.com — Get a list of your follows, followers, or mutuals, and more!
Looking for twitter friends on Mastodon? Here are two tools I've come across: Twitodon and Fedifinder

And finally…

Mastodon makes sense now, thanks to this clear and thorough explanation: “A futuristic Mastodon introduction for 2021” (H/T Erika Hall)

№ 97 | Workshops and Wizards Cards, Human Agency Scale, System Health Over Time, 10 Notable Data Visualizations, Your Brain as a Closet, Two Org Frameworks from John Cutler, ‘A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport’, and SideQuest Decks!

Your regular dose of playful things to think with, and think about! Workshops and Wizards cards (UPDATE) A few issues ago, I shared an early prototype of the Wizards & Workshops cards from James Smart, a small set of fantasy themed ‘kudos’ cards participants can give to each other during

№ 96 | Cards for Uncertainty, The Curiosity Curve, Communicating to Reduce Resistance, Envisioning Cards, Scrutinizing “Best Practices”, Nick Sousanis on Due Process, and Reservoir Sampling

Welcome to issue № 96 of the Thinking Things newsletter, your regular roundup of playful ‘things to think with’ and think about… Cards for Uncertainty I want to kick things off with a question to think with, asked by Zbigniew Janczukowicz at the last Cardstock meetup, a question that left us

№ 95 | Conquest (a VUCA Game), PLOT4AI Card Deck, MANY Ways to Launch a Startup, Union-Co-ops Zine, Power Skills, Barrier Island, and A Computational Public Space

Conquest (A Game to Explain VUCA) 😍 Mmm. A board game to learn about VUCA [LI]. More to the point: A board game designed for players to experience Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. Ever wanted to explain VUCA to managers without boring them into a coma? We The Catalyst made a

№ 94 | Archipelago of Possibilities, Strategically Vague Questions, Pattern ABC Cards, Letter to a Young Systems Thinker, The Heroine’s Journey, and A Theme Park in Miro

Here’s your regular dose of playful things to think with, and think about! Archipelago of Possibilities This single photo was enough to derail me from whatever I was doing, and get my mind whirring at the creative possibilities. Look at the canvas map! Where do the cards come from?