CHANGE SKILLS PSYCHO-LOGICAL SAFETY®
The essential foundation for teams navigating volatility: where psychological safety meets the science of high-performance innovation.
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Psychological Safety is a Measurable Outcome of Trainable Behaviors.
This collective resource is nourished by individual behaviors and directly correlated to a series of key performance and quality of life at work indicators.
A Scientific, Structured and Measurable Journey.
The program
Far from simple passive benevolence, psychological safety is the essential foundation for high performance and innovation. Our program is based on a psychometric study at exceptional reliability (α = 0.95). Investing in psychological safety means guaranteeing a bold, resilient and sustainably efficient organization.
Prevention or Remediation
Pragmatic
Measurable
Individual or Collective
A Skill Useful to Everyone
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From Change Management to Change Enablement
S.H.A.R.P.® combines the proven logic of change management (sequentiality, diagnosis, proof of impact) with cognitive and behavioral sciences. Objective: to make adaptability an individual and collective resource.
SCAN
This phase assesses the real willingness to change. Inspired by the Transtheoretical Model (TTM, Prochaska & DiClemente), it relies on the URICA diagnosis to precisely locate each individual on the continuum from maturity to change.
This phase determines the coherence of the course: a program deployed without validation of motivational maturity does not produce lasting change. It produces resistance.
HOOK
Validate the real desire to engage in change.
Inspired by the Transtheoretical Model (TTM, Prochaska & DiClemente), it relies on the URICA diagnosis to precisely locate each individual on the continuum from maturity to change.
This phase determines the coherence of the course: a program deployed without validation of motivational maturity does not produce lasting change. It produces resistance.
No serious program can do without these three questions.
ACTIVATE
This phase refers precisely to what we are developing: targeted, measurable behavior.
It is inspired by the 4T model (Elfer, Chilazi & Chang), which poses a fundamental requirement: you cannot change what you did not initially target precisely.
What specific behavior, if it changes, will produce the desired business effect? What is the causal hypothesis that links this behavior to the expected effect?
REWIRE
This phase is the operational core of our protocol.
This is where change happens, in real work.
Because each sequence is tagged and measurable, development remains controllable at each stage.
Two loops structure the course. The first, behavioral. The second, cognitive. The Tomoiaga & David (2023) meta-analysis confirms the effectiveness of this double loop with a broad effect on performance (g = 0.741).
REWIRE does not teach skills. He installs them in the real world
PROVE
This phase completes the protocol and validates its rigor.
What was targeted in ACTIVATE, trained in REWIRE, must now be measured and stabilized.
It is based on the “Test” stage of the 4T model, which sets out a simple and rarely met requirement: to prove that the intervention produced the expected effect.
PROVE structures this evidence in three stages: impact measurement, with ex-ante/ex-post psychometric evaluations, the anchoring of observable achievements and sustainability analysis.
Because each stage of the journey has been marked out and controllable, PROVE demonstrates that behavioral change has become a sustainable skill.
UNREST at a Glance
What is the cognitive-behavioral approach to change?
This method is rooted in cognitive-behavioral psychology and applied neuroscience. It transposes protocols from academic research into the organizational world, aiming to understand how our mental structures (our thoughts) influence our reactions (our behaviors). At UNREST, we do not treat change as a mere intention or a mindset, but as an operational skill.
Our method is built on three concrete pillars:
- Observable behaviors: What we actually do when faced with the unexpected.
- Identifiable cognitive patterns: The biases and thought processes that influence our behaviors.
- Real-world working conditions: The systemic and organizational environment that shapes action.
This approach allows us to move beyond general discourse to intervene in a structured, measurable, and sustainable way. We do not act on the 'desire to change,' but on the concrete capacity to transform the mechanisms that determine collective effectiveness.
What is UNREST’s value proposition?
UNREST’s mission is to help decision-makers and organizations turn change into a competitive advantage by transforming uncertainty into a performance lever.
Our value proposition is built on the development of Psychosocial Skills (PSS), defined by the WHO as 'a person's ability to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life.' By making these skills strategic, measurable, and trainable, we act simultaneously across individual, collective, and organizational dimensions.
UNREST does not promise quick or comfortable change. Instead, we build an increased capacity to decide, cooperate, and act effectively within complexity. By cultivating this active resilience, we enable organizations to stop merely enduring instability and start leveraging it to innovate and endure.
What sets UNREST apart from conventional leadership development?
Unlike traditional leadership development, which often relies on subjective models, UNREST provides a structured and traceable framework. Our method is specifically engineered to develop 'change fit' by cultivating targeted behavioral competencies. Through initial assessment, explicit modeling, and structured cognitive training, we turn the human relationship into a measurable lever for collective performance.
What is the S.H.A.R.P.® Framework?
S.H.A.R.P.® is the first change enablement model specifically designed to develop the behavioral competencies that make change acceptable, desirable, and sustainable. Both scientific and operational, this sequential framework guides individuals toward autonomy by combining diagnosis, experimentation, and evaluation.
How does UNREST differ from change management or coaching firms?
UNREST is the first Change Enablement and cultural transformation firm specialized in developing cognitive and behavioral competencies in the face of uncertainty. In short: While Change Management handles processes and coaching supports individuals, UNREST enables the human system with the precision of applied science. Our core differentiator lies in shifting from traditional prescriptive consulting to a deep-tech transformation engineering, built on two pillars:
- Targeted Scientific Expertise: Unlike generalist coaching, we focus exclusively on the cognitive mechanisms of action. We don't just share theoretical models; we strengthen observable resources that can be activated in real-world conditions.
- Embedded in 'Real Work': We don't consult from a distance. Our protocol is designed to fit into the daily workflow, turning the professional landscape into a permanent learning laboratory.