Practice
Safety Check
From Agile Retrospectives, Amy Edmondson
An anonymous 1–5 vote at the start of a retrospective or workshop on how safe people feel to speak openly, so the facilitator can adapt before the conversation starts.
Meeting time 0.1 h/wkLearning curve Easy
Helps with
How to start
Open your next retrospective with an anonymous safety vote. If any scores are 1 or 2, switch to silent, anonymous input for the session and discuss the result itself.
It’s working when
Safety scores rise over time, and harder topics come up in retrospectives.