In my study I have figure of a monkey holding a bottle of wine: See Figure 1. Money and Wine. Figure 1. Monkey and Wine The wine bottle bears the image of Ned Kelly and serves as a reminder of the many myths that have been created about him. The semiotics of New Kelly can be found … [Read more...] about The Wisdom of Semiotics, Myth and Poetics in Risk
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Spot the Spin and the Myths of AI
Robots and AI do not ‘learn’. There is no individual and independent movement in a computer that senses its own ‘body’. Indeed, robots and AI have no body, no nerve endings, no consciousness or feelings necessary to ‘know’ and ‘understand’ the emotions of another. Yet, this is what is projected by … [Read more...] about Spot the Spin and the Myths of AI
Culture Cloud Tour Part 13 – Myth
Myth and mythology is best understood with some studies in Religion. Anthropologists always look for what did people worship in order to understand their culture. Therse things include the symbols and rituals that come with a mythology. They are worshipped as fact, even if they are not … [Read more...] about Culture Cloud Tour Part 13 – Myth
Embracing the deluge: Rethinking Risk and Safety through art and myth
by Billy Snead Joseph Désiré Court’s painting, Scene of Deluge, 1826 You see a person trying to save his father and completely ignoring his wife and kid (son) who are closer to him. The wife represents the present life, the son the future and the grandfather on the other hand represents the … [Read more...] about Embracing the deluge: Rethinking Risk and Safety through art and myth
Embodied Leadership, Symbols and Myth – A Podcast
This week has been a week of rich studies and learning, sharing and discovery with Brian and Aneta Darlington in Canberra. From the day they landed we have immersed ourselves in culture, semiotics, poetics, myth and embodied leadership. Aneta and Brian amongst wearing many hats are the Directors of … [Read more...] about Embodied Leadership, Symbols and Myth – A Podcast
The Myth of Choice in Risk
One of the most powerful myths in the Safety industry is the myth of moral choice. This myth will always be sustained as long as Safety continues to resist tackling the need to articulate an ethic of risk. Regardless of all the nonsense language about ‘no blame’, if the power of this myth remains, … [Read more...] about The Myth of Choice in Risk
When Myths Collide in Risk
It is strange how the word ‘myth’ is used negatively in the risk and safety world as if to declare something as a myth, is an in-truth. How we determine what is true, real and effective is not that easy. All myth is anchored to faith, not evidence. Most often we develop myths according to our … [Read more...] about When Myths Collide in Risk
Myth as a Helpful Way of Understanding Risk
Myth is a very useful genre when one tries to understand a wicked problem like risk and safety, fallibility and culture. When one understands what myth is (https://safetyrisk.net/understanding-the-myths-and-metaphors-of-safety/) then Risk Makes Sense … [Read more...] about Myth as a Helpful Way of Understanding Risk
Understanding The Myths and Metaphors of Safety
In risk and safety, we cannot separate the language we use and its bias, from the way we participate subjectively in our thinking and speaking in risk. The metaphors we use come from our unconscious use of language and condition the way communication is received. See further Metaphors We Live By … [Read more...] about Understanding The Myths and Metaphors of Safety
Technique and the Demise of the Agile, Scrum Myth
It is often amusing to observe the Archetype of Technique (Ellul) surface and fade away as old and new fads are adopted and disappear. This seems to satisfy the mysterious quest for efficiency and certainty by people in business and organisations, only to discover that there is nothing ‘different’. … [Read more...] about Technique and the Demise of the Agile, Scrum Myth
