In alignment with the INSciTS vision to “create and facilitate a high-impact community that develops and disseminates an evidence-base to support team science,” this session will present the current evidence on debriefing and a debriefing culture to help improve and maximize team interactions, trust-building, team dynamics, and results. Presenting the most useful practices in organizational psychology, and the science supporting teams and groups, this session will help attendees consider the power and benefit of integrating a debriefing structure within their most important and mission-critical gatherings. In this session, the pros and cons to integrating a debrief culture will be presented and reviewed, as well as techniques for promoting psychological safety in the team environment. Additionally, attendees will evaluate which of their current meetings and teams could benefit from integration of a debrief to facilitate team assessment, evaluation, feedback, and improvement.

During this session, attendees will be able to:

1. List the pros and cons to integrating a debrief culture into all aspects of their work within the organization.
2. Analyze their current team dynamics within their organization to assess the viability of integrating a debrief into their routine organizational practices.
3. Evaluate their current practices in integrating team debriefs into routine organizational gatherings and meetings.