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Psychological Safety Opener ยท Psychological Safety

3 Series

3 Series is a psychological safety opener exercise that helps participants build trust while keeping the stakes low.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
Low cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Participation Architecture This psychological safety exercise strengthens Participation Architecture, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Drop the pointing arms when everyone is comfortable and the
  2. Duration: Any Participants: Any by Erica Marx for Erica Marx Coaching Use Method Goal gr
  3. CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.
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Drop the pointing arms when everyone is comfortable and the

Duration: Any Participants: Any by Erica Marx for Erica Marx Coaching Use Method Goal gr

CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.

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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.

Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: 3 Series. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Drop the pointing arms when everyone is comfortable and the; Duration: Any Participants: Any by Erica Marx for Erica Marx Coaching Use Method Goal gr; CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Improv Encyclopedia; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (2 sources observed, including Improv Encyclopedia, SessionLab.)
  • What that means: we track where an exercise has been observed in public sources. We do not claim to know who created it, or how popular it is.
  • No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
  • Corrections: if you have evidence of an earlier or more accurate source, read our methodology and trust boundary and tell us.

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