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16 questions · 5 minutes · instant results

Do people on your team feel safe enough to speak up?

Teamscape Groundwork gives teams a clear picture of where trust, accountability, and honest conversation actually stand.

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16
Carefully calibrated questions
4
Core pillars measured
5 mins
Average completion time
Accountability
Learning
Safety
Purpose
Overall Groundwork Score
69 / 100
4 dimensions
What we measure

Four pillars of team readiness

Each pillar gets 4 questions. Together they give you a nuanced picture.

01

Accountability

Do people own their commitments without fear? Accountability without safety collapses into blame culture. This pillar separates the two.

Owning mistakes Follow-through Peer expectations Feedback norms
02

Learning

Teams that cannot name their mistakes fail to learn from them. This pillar measures whether experimentation and honest reflection are genuinely supported.

Growth Failure response Knowledge sharing Risk Taking
03

Safety

The foundation. Can people say what they actually think - to peers, to managers — without running a risk calculation first? This pillar surfaces the gap between stated values and lived experience.

Trust Interpersonal risk Inclusion in decisions Retaliation fear
04

Purpose

Ambiguity is a silent safety drain. When people do not know what is expected of them or how decisions get made, they default to silence. This pillar makes structural confusion visible.

Role clarity Goal alignment Decision transparency Priority conflicts
The process

Simple to run. Hard to ignore.

Three steps from assessment to action.

01
Everyone answers 16 questions
Anonymous, 5-point scale. Takes 5-8 minutes. Works individually or as a team.
02
You and your team (anonymized), get a scored profile
Scores across all four pillars, plus an overall Groundwork score. You immediately see where the team is strong and where the gaps are.
03
Use the results in a team conversation
The report is built for discussion. Bring it into a team session, a 1:1, or a facilitated workshop. We offer guided facilitation when required.
Sample questions

What it actually asks

Sixteen questions. Each is designed to surface real behavior.

"I feel safe to express my ideas, concerns, and even disagree without fear of negative consequences."
"We hold ourselves and each other accountable for our individual and shared objectives."
"I have a clear understanding in how to progress in my role."
"I have a clear understanding of my role and responsibilities."
"I feel I can be vulnerable, including admitting mistakes, without fear of negative judgment."
"I am supported to develop the skills I need to progress in my role."
Response scale — select one
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree
Why this matters

Team conditions are not soft.
They're structural.

Google's Project Aristotle identified it as the single biggest predictor of team effectiveness. These numbers show why it's worth measuring.

2.7×
Teams with strong trust and accountability are more likely to leave their comfort zones to collaborate and innovate — McKinsey, 2021.
76%
Of employees in low-safety environments report withholding ideas or concerns that could have improved team performance.
#1
Factor in Google's five-year study of 180+ teams. Not skills, seniority, or IQ — safety to speak up beat everything else.
"The Teamscape workshop created a space where reflective, fruitful conversations could unfold naturally. Colleagues are already applying the insights to how they actually work together."
— Tina & Chi, Co-founders, Linden Global Learning Services
Free for individuals & teams

Before you map,
check the ground.

16 questions. Anonymous. Instant report. Extend the results into impact through a Teamscape session or use the data as a useful conversation starter on its own.

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