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For employees, what "feels safe today may not feel safe tomorrow", so the ability to adapt and learn in real time is key to ensuring psychological safety, an organisational change specialist says.

In his book From Fear to Flow: The Adaptive Safety Revolution, Bluestone Edge consultancy director Errol Amerasekera says he developed the concept of "adaptive safety" because "psychological safety, while crucial, needs reframing if teams are to succeed in a world defined by rapid change and complexity".

Amerasekera defines adaptive safety as: "The shared capability of a team to continuously create conditions of trust, connection, and inclusion – adjusting together as contexts and challenges evolve."

He says it's a "collective practice" that involves creating an atmosphere of "resilience, trust, and connection in every interaction"...