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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)

№ 85 | Wardley Mapping, “Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?”, Project Zero’s Thinking Routine Toolbox, Art Therapy Card Deck, The 100-Year Lab, and Seeds of Renewal

This will be the last newsletter until next year. I normally publish Thinking Things every two weeks, which means the next issue would fall on December 29th, except—I’m going to take off some time off over the holidays🎄. Next issue will go out (checking the calendar) Jan 12th.

№ 84 | The StoryTelling Leader, Content Patterns, Defining Transdisciplinary Research, the Serious Games Idea Deck, the Map of Board Games, and Andrew Garfield and Elmo on Grief

The StoryTelling Leader I recently started following David Hutchens on LinkedIn. As it turns out… I already I own two of his books (Circle of the 9 Muses and Outlearning the Wolves) and his card deck (below) 🤪. Anyway, when it comes to narratives—specifically leadership stories—he knows his stuff!

№ 83 | Stop Project 2025 Comics, Future for All: A vision for 2048, eyeConnect Cards, The Rule Book, and the Effects of Geography on Voting

This edition of the newsletter comes a couple days later than usual, but for a wonderful reason—I spent 5 days last week playing board games with my friends at BGG Con. 🎲 🤩 Next issue will resume the normal Sunday schedule! 🥸Reminder: If you're participating in the Create A

№ 82 | Pebble Talk, The Mood Meter, 3 Styles of Play, A Convection Simulation, an Electoral College Simulation, and What If America Had 6 Political Parties?

📍In case you missed it… Throughout November, I’m hosting another Creative Challenge: Create A Real Life Character Sheet. About 15 people have signed up so far, and there’s space for a few more folks—you should join us! Pebble Talk Here’s a way to avoid awkward small