In my ongoing quest to understand the true purpose of conversation —which officially began in 1988, when I was 28—I've arrived at a paradoxical insight: to become more objective, I should object when someone tries to convert me rather than converge with me.
Taking Sides: Fairness vs. Bias in Micro-Conflict Resolution
In conflicts, “taking sides” can have two very different meanings. On one hand, it often implies favoring someone due to personal bias, which can distort the fairness of conflict resolution. This approach harms trust and team cohesion, as one party is unfairly supported while the other team member feels sidelined.
Deep Dive into SpatzAI Podcast
Deep Dive into SpatzAI Podcast SpatzAI is an innovative platform designed to help teams resolve minor conflicts, or "spats" before they escalate into major problems. The platform encourages teams to address both the content and delivery of communication, creating a psychologically safe environment.
The SpatzAI Pitch
Have you ever spoken up at work only to have you and your thoughts rudely dismissed immediately, leaving you feeling aggrieved? You're not alone....
Two-Pronged Approach to Psychosocial Wellbeing
The Spatz Chat app (demo video on home page), is a social media app that addresses unsocial behavior within teams, including micro-conflicts (spats) and behaviors that disrupt healthy team dynamics, such as being overly dogmatic or coercive during discussions.
The Spatz Chat app addresses unsocial behavior within teams, including micro-conflicts and behaviors that disrupt healthy team dynamics, such as being overly dogmatic or coercive during discussions.
For Want of a Spatz Chat App, the Business Was Lost: The Chain Reaction of Miscommunication in Teams
Workplace teams often face a variety of minor spats during difficult conversations and disagreements, that if left unchecked, can snowball into toxic conflicts.
Safety Culture Vs Fairness Environment
In workplaces, safety and fairness are often seen as separate pillars of organizational culture, yet the distinction between them is increasingly blurred. One might ask, what if we shifted our perspective and began to see fairness as the ultimate means of ensuring safety?
The Unfair Critic, Cynic, and Pessimist
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_fxDPBo5Hk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Imagine a toolkit that allows teams to address the unfair critic, cynic, or pessimist in a fair and structured way—this is the promise of SpatzAI. Inspired by the ‘Principle of Optimism’ articulated by David Deutsch, which asserts that all failures and evils stem from ignorance, SpatzAI’s framework seeks to resolve team micro-conflicts not by... Continue Reading →
THE NEW PSYCHOLIGICAL SAFETY: TOOLS Vs CULTURE
A more robust definition of psychological safety would be: "Psychological safety is the knowledge that one is equipped to address unfair responses when one speaks up, - this is the foundation of a fair and equitable workplace."
