Exploring the Intersection of Cognitive Diversity and Psychological Safety in OHS Cognitive Diversity and Psychological Safety Name Name First Name First Name Last Name Last Name Company Name * Section 1: Understanding Psychological Safety in OHS Practice 1. How do you currently define psychological safety within the context of your Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) work? * 2. What indicators or metrics, if any, do you use to assess psychological safety in your organization or field? * 3. What challenges have you encountered in measuring or promoting psychological safety? * Section 2: The Role of Cognitive Diversity 4. In your experience, how does cognitive diversity—differences in how people think, solve problems, or make decisions—impact psychological safety in the workplace? * 5. Can you describe any instances where cognitive diversity enhanced psychological safety in your organization or team? * 6. Have you observed situations where cognitive diversity may have posed challenges to psychological safety? If so, how were they addressed? * Section 3: Strategies and Interventions 7. What strategies, programs, or interventions does your organization currently use to support psychological safety? * 8. How effective do you believe these strategies are, and why? * 9. Are there any best practices you’ve seen (internally or externally) that you believe could be more widely adopted? * Section 4: DEIB and OHS Integration 10. In your view, how well are Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) principles currently integrated into OHS initiatives? * 11. Where do you see gaps or missed opportunities for DEIB—especially cognitive diversity—to strengthen psychological safety in the workplace? * 12. What recommendations would you offer to better align DEIB and OHS practices in support of employee well-being? * Section 5: Final Reflections 13. What additional insights or experiences would you like to share that could inform this research? * 14. Would you be open to being contacted for follow-up or to receive a summary of the research findings? * Submit If you are human, leave this field blank.
