No one particularly enjoys conflict, akin to the fear many feel towards a dentist's visit. However, both are inevitable elements in our life and work. We believe the ideal approach shouldn't be about avoiding workplace conflict but making its resolution as painless and constructive as possible.
Spatz GPT Our Little Helper
Just training the Spatz GPT to be more user friendly....
Enhancing Psychological Safety in Teams, Spat by Spat: A Practical Approach
In the dynamic landscape of team collaboration, the concept of 'psychological safety' has emerged as a cornerstone for productive and innovative team dynamics. However, transforming this concept or belief into a tangible reality within teams requires more than just 'fostering' a 'safe environment' through rhetoric, cliches and platitudes.
Resolving Spatz
Just playing around with the SpatzAI toolkit handbook cover...
An AI’s Summary of Our Startup Pitch
Below is an AI's appraisal of our pitch: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/qRIQIlrThlR6n?hostedIn=slideshare&page=upload "As an AI judge for the SLINGSHOT 2023 Deep Tech Startup Pitching Competition, I'm excited to review your submission for SpatzAI. Based on the information you've provided, here's my initial appraisal:" Title of Startup: SpatzAI Summary: SpatzAI aims to revolutionize team dynamics by utilizing AI-powered technology... Continue Reading →
Desmond Sherlock References
My Synopsis as seen on Bing Chat:Desmond Sherlock is a founder of Spatz.ai, a company that aims to address spats in teams democratically1. He is also a co-founder and co-owner of several other businesses related to travel insurance and car rental1. He is an author of a book called Rethink Perfect, which proposes six rules of engagement for moderating... Continue Reading →
Start at the End – SpatzAI Behavioral Statement
Matt Wallaert's book Start At The End (summary) is an excellent starter for learning to create an intervention that can be piloted and refined to eventually achieve the desired behavior. Based on the idea that science is a better way to design an intervention than using "marketing madmen" scratching their heads and putting together an... Continue Reading →
Intervention vs Prevention for Poor Behavior in Teams
Intervention and prevention are two approaches to address poor behavior in the workplace. Most psychological safety experts promote prevention; however, every day, people are dealing with poor behavior in the workplace and need help NOW! It could take years before preventative measures kick in, yet no one seems to be promoting a standard intervention procedure... Continue Reading →
Clean the Fish Vs Clean the Fishbowl
It's time to clean the fishbowl, not the fish On LinkedIn, so many psychological safety experts suggest that changing managers' behavior is the key to changing their employees' behavior. However, I see this approach as akin to cleaning the fish instead of cleaning the fishbowl. It's important to differentiate between educating people to change their... Continue Reading →
The SpatzAI Demo Video
Just showing off the latest iteration of the SpatzAI demo video incase anyone is interested. https://youtu.be/GrUGJ4rNP5g
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