# Reflections Pt 3: The Safety to Dissent

*Tom Geraghty · History & Foundations, Voice & Silence, Measurement*

Part three of the five-year reflections series. Argues that PS is the safety to deviate, dissent, and challenge — not comfortable conformity. Examines the danger of targets, KPIs, benchmarks, and diagnostics as tools that produce the appearance of safety while suppressing its substance.

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- [Principles of Ethical Measurement](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/principles-of-ethical-measurement-in-organisations.md)
- [Goodhart's / Cobra Effect](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/goodharts-law-campbells-law-and-the-cobra-effect.md)
- [Measuring PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/measure-psychological-safety.md)
- [Too Much PS?](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/can-workplaces-have-too-much-psychological-safety.md)
- [WAI vs WAD](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-work-as-imagined-vs-work-as-done.md)
- [Reflections Pt 2: Power & Difference](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/reflections-part-two.md)
- [Reflections Pt 4: A Rights-Based Approach](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/reflections-part-four.md)