Kristyn Peterson's workshop draws an unexpected but analytically rigorous connection: the metacontingency structures embedded in Agile software development teams inadvertently create conditions for psychological safety in ways that most ABA organizations have not deliberately designed. For behavior analysts, who are trained to analyze contingency structures, this connection is both intellectually compelling and practically useful — if Agile creates psychological safety through specific metacontingencies, those contingencies can be identified, analyzed, and generalized to any team environment.
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Join Free →"Agile" methodologies are commonly used in software development and the technology sector. Surprisingly, many of these methodologies inadvertently change the cultural contingencies in teams and the wider organization. When implemented accurately, these metacontingencies create an environment compatible with psychological safety. In this workshop, we will discuss how behavior analysts and others can generalize techniques from Agile to their environments to facilitate psychological safety. In the first part of the workshop, participants will practice analyzing examples and non-examples of metacontingencies of psychological safety in the workplace. Next, participants will learn Agile metrics of team-based performance, how to analyze those data, and why team-based metrics may decrease coercive management practices. Next, the Agile Retrospective will be introduced, and all participants will engage in a mock retrospective. Finally, a facilitated group discussion regarding how psychological safety can be enhanced through of the Agile practices and techniques covered in the workshop. Learning Objectives Participants will independently analyze example and non-example metacontigencies of psychological safety in the workplace. Participants will independently analyze Agile team-based behavior data. Participants will independently label and define the core components of an Agile retrospective.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 5 | Supervision |
Kristyn Peterson started in the field of behavior analysis the way most BCBAs do: in pediatric autism. After realizing that contingencies of clinical work didn't align with her personal values, Kristyn set her sights on a pivot to OBM. She's now the co-owner and COO at Zendicoded, a tech consulting company and the CEO/Founder at Moralis, a continuing education provider for BCBAs interested in OBM.
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