Psychological Safety Google Aristotle. After studying 180 of its teams, google found that smarts and resources can’t compensate for what a team may lack in psychological safety. Psychological safety for the win.
Project aristotle … what google learned from its quest to build the perfect team … group dynamics, emotional intelligence and psychological safety november 6, 2018. I think the key thing that was found in google’s aristotle project that gets talked about the most is their finding that psychological safety is the top factor for teams to achieve superior results. Contrary to their expectations, the researchers reported that the capabilities of the individual team members mattered less for team performance than group processes.
The study reviewed half a century of academic studies on how teams worked and looked at hundreds of google’s own teams to try and unlock the key as to why some teams.
Google’s checklist to ensure psychological safety in its teams google has been on the top of many top employer surveys. Over the past year, more than 3,000 googlers across 300 teams have used this tool. In a team with high psychological safety, teammates feel safe to take risks around their team members. After studying 180 of its teams, google found that smarts and resources can’t compensate for what a team may lack in psychological safety.