Behaviourism as a philosophy and methodology doesn’t explain why people do what they do. It is a simplistic ideology that defines persons as machines and the sum of inputs and outputs. This is not why people do what they do. Positive and negative reinforcement have a very short shelf life in … [Read more...] about Understanding e-motion, Motivation, Goals and Learning in Risk – A Video
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The Learning Moment in Safety
The idea of learning is a paradox. How do humans come to learn something they do not know? What happens in that Zone of Proximal Development (Vygotsky) when a person moves from the unknown to the known. How can you know something that you don’t know? Why do people drop something they thought they … [Read more...] about The Learning Moment in Safety
Experiential Learning for Safety and Risk
Experiential Learning for Safety and Risk Wikipedia describes Experiential learning as: the process of learning through experience, and is more specifically defined as "learning through reflection on doing" You will see this classic quote many times throughout this blog: “How can I … [Read more...] about Experiential Learning for Safety and Risk
How the Ideology of Zero Destroys Learning in Risk
I read recently about what Zero is doing to recreational enjoyment in New Zealand. This is the lunacy of the absolute of Zero. This is the nonsense you get from the delusion of absolute-safety (Amalberti) and the quest for zero (Taleb). The quest for absolute safety simply makes the populace more … [Read more...] about How the Ideology of Zero Destroys Learning in Risk
Cautions in eLearning Safety
How can I know what I think or feel until I see what I say and do? – Prof. Karl E. Weick. I recently supported a friend in attaining their Building and Construction White Card on the Internet. I found the experience quite troubling. As an educator with more than 35 years experience, there were … [Read more...] about Cautions in eLearning Safety
Tackling Risk and Learning in Practice
Last week the Galilee School celebrated its 25th year. You can view some celebration pics here: https://www.facebook.com/GalileeSchool In 1995, when I completed my PhD and was lecturing in the Philosophy of Education at the University of Canberra, I was focusing my attention on alternative … [Read more...] about Tackling Risk and Learning in Practice
Culture Cloud part 6: Embodied Learning
Embodied Learning and Somatics: When we understand the somatic and kinaesthetic nature of human embodied action we know that the whole body participates in decision making and that the brain is NOT a computer. The use of this computer metaphor is as silly as thinking of the human eye as a camera. … [Read more...] about Culture Cloud part 6: Embodied Learning
Learning the Basics of Influencing Thorough Studying Linguistics
One of the things we learn in a study of Linguistics and Risk is how people are influenced through: structure, strategy, stickiness, grammar, semiotic design, Discourse, framing and anchoring. One of the tools we use is the SPoR Language Influencing Tool©. The Language Influencing Tool is a … [Read more...] about Learning the Basics of Influencing Thorough Studying Linguistics
Engaging Learning in SPoR
This past week 30 people from all over the globe descended on Canberra, the Nations Capital, to learn about life, being and living in tension with risk. Some arrived after a 30 hour flight and no sleep like Billy from Des Moines Iowa, fighting to keep his body clock in sync and staying awake till … [Read more...] about Engaging Learning in SPoR
Are We Learning From Accidents? Book Review
You can purchase Nippin’s ebook here: https://amzn.asia/d/b7cdD8g At last, a book has been released that challenges the populist myths that consume Safety about incident investigation. However, this is not just a book of critique of investigation myths but a positive, practical and constructive … [Read more...] about Are We Learning From Accidents? Book Review