# PS vs Safe Space

*Tom Geraghty · Models & Critique, Politics, Diversity & Equity*

Draws a sharp distinction between psychological safety and safe spaces. PS enables productive challenge; safe spaces offer refuge from it. Using Amy Edmondson's original framing, argues the conflation of the two misrepresents both — and that clear language here is not pedantry but practice.

- **This page:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-vs-a-safe-space/
- **Read the full article on psychsafety.com:** https://psychsafety.com/psychological-safety-vs-a-safe-space/
- **Interactive map:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/?node=safe-space-vs-ps

## Connected concepts (5)

- [PS & Trust](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-difference-between-trust-and-psychological-safety.md)
- [I Can Say Whatever I Want](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/i-can-say-whatever-i-want.md)
- [Too Much PS?](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/can-workplaces-have-too-much-psychological-safety.md)
- [What PS is Not](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/what-psychological-safety-is-not.md)
- [PS ≠ Comfortable](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-doesnt-mean-feeling-comfortable.md)