Using Applied Improvisation to Create a More Psychologically Safe Environment in your Workplace
Track: Communication
Earn .5 CE Credit (Expires May 2024)
Learning Objectives
1. Attendees will be able to define psychological safety and understand how psychological safety can be used to improve workplace interactions.
2. Attendees will learn how to embrace mistakes and let go of perfection by practicing low stakes situations where it is acceptable to make mistakes and move on quickly from mistakes.
3. Attendees will acquire strategies to build inclusive environments that foster adaptability, trust, and being open to doing old things in new ways.
Presenter(s)
Dayna Gowan, MPH, CHES, Speaker, Improviser, Facilitator of Fun - Improvly Speaking
Psychological Safety is a big buzzword these days, and thank goodness it is because it is so important for employees to feel safe to share and be their authentic selves! The skills of improvisation that are used to sustain a scene on stage, such as “Yes, and…” (or accept and build), listening, looking at mistakes as opportunities to learn and grow, and making your scene partner look good, are also the same skills that can help establish psychological safety within your workplace and other environments. While leaders in the organization have a responsibility to establish a psychological safe workplace, ALL employees can use these applied improvisation skills to improve their mindset and perspective, which can shift and shape psychological safety and engagement at work.