So much of creativity is about experimentation. It’s about being open with and to ideas, and uninhibited to share those ideas with your team.
When it comes to fostering a culture of experimentation and creativity, psychological safety is essential.
In fact, psychological safety is directly related to your ability to think outside the box and problem-solve. Creativity leads to results, but we need to feel safe to be creative.
UpBeing Communities create visibility, without vulnerability to empower a workplace that invites creativity.
UpBeing is completely free and only take a few minutes to set up for your team. Here's how you can get started:
Ideas can come from anywhere, anyone, or any feeling. For creativity, being emotionally in tune with your team is essential.
UpBeing Communities are a psychologically safe space for you to feel seen by and more connected to the people you work alongside day after day. When you join an UpBeing Community, your check-in data anonymously becomes part of your community orb: a visual representation of your community’s wellbeing.
Think of them like a Messaging, Facebook or Reddit group; you do not need permission from administrators or your organization to create a community.
Create an UpBeing Community for your workplace using this form. We’ll let you know when your community is live – it shouldn’t take more than a day or two. You don't need to be a manager or a team leader to create a community.
Once your community is live, share it with your team through Slack, Teams, email, or however you communicate with each other!
UpBeing Communities are built to benefit individuals. On days when you’re feeling down, Communities help you see that you’re not alone. On days when you’re feeling up, Communities help you share your joy.
On any given day, they help you and your team feel more connected to each other in a psychologically safe and anonymous way.
1. What is psychological safety?
Psychological safety is “a shared belief held by members of a team that it’s OK to take risks, to express their ideas and concerns, to speak up with questions, and to admit mistakes — all without fear of negative consequences.” To learn more about psychological safety, check out this article from the Harvard Business Review.
2. Will everyone on my team be able to see how I’m feeling?
Nope! When you join an UpBeing community with your team, you’ll be able to see an orb that represents how your team is feeling as a whole – each individual member of your team remains completely anonymous. Only people you directly invite to your inner orbit will be able to see how you are feeling on an individual level.
3. Can my manager see how I’m feeling?
Nope! UpBeing Communities are designed to benefit individual and collective wellbeing, with your privacy top of mind. While your manager might choose to use UpBeing as part of stand-ups, one-on-ones, and otherwise: their access to community data is no different than anyone else’s. Remember: it’s visibility without vulnerability.
4. Do I have to pay to set up an UpBeing Community for my team?
Nope! UpBeing Communities are free to create and free to join as part of the core UpBeing mobile app experience. If you want to go deeper in understanding your team or your organization, you can check out our Enterprise Solutions.
5. Can I belong to more than one community?
Absolutely! You can join and create as many UpBeing Communities as you want. Communities are built to help you understand how your wellbeing is related to people, places, and things you associate with.
With gratitude,
UpBeing