Dec 9, 2021The Boeing 737 max 8 disaster: a failure of engineering or a failure of psychological safety?One of the case studies often cited by proponents of psychological safety is the Boeing 737 max 8 disaster. …Psychological Safety12 min readPsychological Safety12 min read
Nov 24, 2021Building the next big thing, how can startups capitalize on periods of high innovation to find the next billion-dollar idea?In his book Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future, Peter Thiel says: “Every moment in business happens only once. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin will not make a search engine. …Lean Startup13 min readLean Startup13 min read
Nov 24, 2021Lean startup and Psychological safety. How to accelerate innovation by eliminating fear?As Agilest, we often find ourselves thinking about the role that Lean Manufacturing played in establishing the movement that we use to define our careers. The connection between what is called Lean or the Toyota production system, and the modern processes and tools that we call Agile software development is…Psychological Safety16 min readPsychological Safety16 min read
Apr 26, 2021Should Safe-To-Fail be part of the corporate culture?In the fast-moving and highly competitive world we live in, we need people in our organizations who are willing to take on risks. We need them to try doing new things, succeed, and if they fail they don’t get discouraged, so they can try again next time. To achieve this…Psychological Safety13 min readPsychological Safety13 min read
