How people actually behave in groups is not the same as how they say they behave, or how they are supposed to. The models here address the real determinants of contribution and collaboration — the social and neurological dynamics that shape whether individuals bring their best judgment to the room, or manage their exposure to it.
- FIG. 01 — FOUR STAGES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY
Four Stages of Psychological Safety — Timothy R. Clark
Safety as a developmental progression, not a binary. Inclusion safety → Learner safety → Contributor safety → Challenger safety, with an innovation threshold between the last two.
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SCARF — David Rock
Five social domains the brain processes as physical threat or reward — Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, Fairness. A drop in any one narrows cognition, collaboration, and creativity on the spot.
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