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Explore and Improve Psychological Safety in Software Teams

105-minute Workshop

Psychological safety fuels high-performing teams. When people feel safe to speak up, collaborate openly, and share ideas, trust grows - unlocking innovation, resilience, and sustainable delivery.

Timetable

10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Tuesday 17th

Room

Room D5+D6 - Track 8: Workshops

Agile Methodologies Collaboration & Communication Other

Audience

Anybody working in or with teams: Testers, developers, tech leads, coaches, managers, architects ...

Key-Learnings

  • Understand psychological safety and how it fuels engagement, collaboration, innovation, and sustainable team performance.
  • Recognize behaviors and team dynamics that build trust and safety, or that undermine culture and results.
  • Use games and coaching cards to make hidden patterns visible and apply practical techniques to create safer, high-performing teams.

Explore psychological safety and team culture through game-playing and coaching cards. Experience how gamification reveals team dynamics and helps you understand what’s really happening inside teams.

Psychological safety is the shared belief that a team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking. It allows team members to speak up, admit mistakes, share ideas, experiment, discuss conflicts, and ask for feedback. When teams feel psychologically safe, they see failures as opportunities for learning, challenge the status quo, and contribute openly to innovation and improvement.

But, how safe is a team? How can we determine the factors that make the team unsafe or have an impact on the team’s culture?

In this mini-workshop, you’ll explore what happens when people feel safe to raise issues, ask for help, and take smart risks without fear of blame. Through real-world examples, team games, and practical exercises, you’ll uncover the factors that strengthen or weaken psychological safety and learn how to build an environment where every team member feels included, valued, and empowered to act.

Psychological safety is essential for developers, testers, and tech leads who want to build great products and great teams. Without psychological safety, teams cannot build deep, authentic relationships necessary for sustained success and value creation. It’s the hidden engine behind high-performing software teams. Tech teams that foster safety collaborate effectively, innovate confidently, and continuously improve.

You’ll leave this workshop with actionable ideas, techniques, and insights to cultivate trust, enhance team performance, and create a culture where people earn, experiment, and thrive.

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