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Exercises for Psychological Safety

Psychological safety exercises give people a low risk way to speak, be seen, and test participation norms before the heavier work starts. They strengthen Participation Architecture, helping quieter voices find an entry point. Use them when trust is still forming and the room needs permission before candor.

This category groups exercises by relationship stage, one of the eight purposes the library is organized around.

38 exercises

Pre-Mortem Workshop

Psychological Safety Opener · 30 to 60 minutes

The Blind Side

Psychological Safety Opener · 30 to 60 minutes

Googlism

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

People to People

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Who and Why

Psychological Safety Opener · 15 to 30 minutes

Balloon Propulsion Greetings

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Leadership Advice from Your Role Model

Psychological Safety Opener · 15 to 30 minutes

Nothing Fails Like Success

Psychological Safety Opener · 30 to 60 minutes

Time Capsule

Psychological Safety Opener · 30 to 60 minutes

Stars

Psychological Safety Opener · 15 to 30 minutes

Code of Conduct Mind Map

Personal Disclosure · 30 to 60 minutes

Six-Second Greeting

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

Youth Group Game · 5 to 15 minutes

The Empty Chair

Arrival Check-In · 5 to 15 minutes

Ten-Question Personality Questionnaire

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Nurturing Intentional Empathy

Psychological Safety Opener · 30 to 60 minutes

Charades Relay

Applied Improv · 5 to 15 minutes

Human Knot

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Dynamic Facilitation

Psychological Safety Opener · 60+ minutes

Common Ground Challenge

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Consent-Based Decision-Making

Applied Improv · 30 to 60 minutes

First Class Sales

Psychological Safety Opener · 30 to 60 minutes

Tunnel Ball

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Team Name Generator

Name Learning · 5 to 15 minutes

River Crossing

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

3 Series

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Random Team Sorting and Launch

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Human Knot

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Hard True or False Trivia

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Discussion Guidelines for Challenging Topics

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Leadership Challenge

Psychological Safety Opener · 15 to 30 minutes

Untrustworthy Eyes

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Superlatives

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Resource Allocation Under Constraints

Psychological Safety Opener · 15 to 30 minutes

Riddle Relay

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Hot Seat

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Hungry Fox

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Kickball

Psychological Safety Opener · 15 to 30 minutes

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