Ambiguity & Predictability

Tom Geraghty · Voice & Silence, Power

Develops the two-gate framework: ambiguity failure (is it safe to speak?) and valence failure (will it matter?). Argues positive interpersonal predictability — confidence about how vulnerability will land — is the mechanism through which psychological safety actually operates.

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Contracting & Recontracting
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Prospect Theory
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Types of Silence
Fake It Till You Make It
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