# The Safety Check — start here

One page, thirty seconds, then print and run.

**What this is:** a 20-minute, 4–12 person trust tool. Everyone privately rates four statements — I can ask a dumb question · I can admit a mistake · I can disagree with the decision-maker · I can take a risk without it being used against me — the team reveals the four bars together, circles the lowest one, and commits to a single behavior that would raise it, with a re-check date. No account, no projector. 4–12 people · 20 minutes · offline + online.

## Pick a route

- **Just run it (5 min):** private 1–5 dots on all four, reveal together, circle the lowest bar, name one behavior to raise it, set a re-check date.
- **New team, week one:** run it to say out loud what you want to be safe for — and that you're not there yet.
- **After something went wrong:** check the "admit a mistake" bar first; unreported problems start there.

## What's in the folder

| File | Use |
|---|---|
| `the-safety-check-prop-cards.pdf` | Poker-spec print sheet: four statement cards (ask a dumb question · admit a mistake · disagree · take a risk), "the lowest one," "one behavior to raise it" |
| `the-safety-check-run-sheet.pdf` | Print edition: facilitator guide + debrief bound as one A4 document |
| `the-safety-check-activity-poster.pdf` | The whole check on one wall (A3): the four statements, the minute flow, the two rules. |
| `the-safety-check-guide.md` | Facilitator guide: goal, setup, minute script, ground rules, variations |
| `the-safety-check-debrief.md` | Debrief questions + three rescues |
| `the-safety-check-start-here.md` | This page |
| `the-safety-check-license.md` | Plain-language license — what you can do, what you must keep |
| `SKILL.md` | AI-agent skill file + runnable prep |

## Set the room

A team that shares decisions, facing one board with the four statements up. Dots carry no names. Optional: put `the-safety-check-activity-poster.pdf` on the wall so "keep it anonymous" and "the lowest score is the target" stay visible. Nothing needs a projector, and nothing needs an account to download.

## Print checklist

- Statement + prompt cards: poker spec, one set per group.
- Poster: A3, one per room (optional, but it holds the two rules up).
- Run sheet: A4 (or Letter), one per facilitator.