Psychological Safety: Patterns from Child Psychology to Build Safety in Teams

In this presentation, ZXM’s Partner for Agile Enterprise Transformation, Matthew Hodgson, looks at psychological safety through the lens of a psychological, research-based approach to creating psychological safety – and an example of its use to deal with Agile team dysfunction, strengthen trust and help build a learning culture in teams.

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Matthew Hodgson

Matthew is the CEO and co-founder of Zen Ex Machina (ZXM) . He's a Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) and SAFe® SPC5. Matthew is an author, keynote speaker, and a regular presenter at international conferences across Australia, USA, Asia, and Europe. He's highly regarded amongst his clients and peers for the unique approach he has brought to the industry focussing on the psychology to introduce agile product management operating models across the enterprise.

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Psychological Safety: Patterns from Child Psychology to Build Safety in Teams

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