The recognition of heuristics as the foundation for all human decision making is critical to skill development and implementation of SPoR (https://safetyrisk.net/spor-and-disposing-of-bad-myths/) in the workplace. One of the silly myths of behaviourism in safety is the complete ignorance of … [Read more...] about Tackling the Challenge of Heuristics in Safety
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Emotions, Bias and Heuristics in Risk
The emotions drive decision making and ought to be of interest to those who care about how people manage risk. It is useful when thinking about human emotions that we identify different ways, impulses and unconscious drives that trigger decision making. Emotions are integrated into the very nature … [Read more...] about Emotions, Bias and Heuristics in Risk
Perception, Heuristics, Cognitive Bias and the Psychology of Safety
Perception, Heuristics, Cognitive Bias and the Psychology of Safety By Dr Robert Long DOWNLOAD THE PAPER HERE: [download id="106920"] Introduction Managing safety is mostly dependent on judgment, perceptions and decision making. Whilst it is good and necessary to have legislation, … [Read more...] about Perception, Heuristics, Cognitive Bias and the Psychology of Safety
Investigations and Heuristics
Investigations and Heuristics One of the traps investigators fall into is thinking that people are the sum of inputs and outputs, that the behaviourist myth is true. Decision making in complex and far more sophisticated than the naïve proposals of the behaviourist worldview. Rewards and punishments … [Read more...] about Investigations and Heuristics
The Purpose of Routines, Habits and Heuristics – Checking Your Gut!
It’s such a funny (peculiar) situation. As fallible people we develop routines, habits and heuristics in order to make life and living efficient and yet there is so little discussion in the safety world about the importance of understanding implicit knowledge. The worldviews of engineering and … [Read more...] about The Purpose of Routines, Habits and Heuristics – Checking Your Gut!
Human Dymensions Newsletter–Feb 14
Book Launch - Real Risk, Human Discerning and Risk The launch of Dr Long's third book Real Risk, Human Discerning and Risk on 12 February 2014 was a great success. A gathering of 70 people at the Australian Catholic University North Sydney heard a number of speakers present on the latest book and … [Read more...] about Human Dymensions Newsletter–Feb 14
Allostasis and Homeostasis in Risk
All life down to the last cell have an anergy and drive for self-preservation, reproduction and sustainability. This force and energy is called ‘allostasis’ and results in many ways that beings regulate living. Homeostasis is the energy and force to maintain stability through constancy. Both … [Read more...] about Allostasis and Homeostasis in Risk
A Change of Heart and Worldview
The connection between the Heart, Gut and Brain is astounding, which is why in SPoR, we make the concept of One Brain Three Minds (1B3M) (https://safetyrisk.net/gab-and-robone-brain-three-minds/) foundational to understanding decision making. The research on humans as enactive embodied persons is … [Read more...] about A Change of Heart and Worldview
Conversation with….. Gerd Gigerenzer
Heuristics are an important topic in Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR), it helps us to understand how people think and move away from Brain Centrism. You can find it in the SPoR BoK under the Gut bubble. HB 327 also discusses Heuristics in relation to Risk. I believe that this is one of the … [Read more...] about Conversation with….. Gerd Gigerenzer
Simple or Simplistic Risk and Safety
‘Argument progresses in three stages: superficial simplicity, confused complexity and profound simplicity. Mindful organisations and leaders are prepared to struggle through confused complexity to find profound simplicity. Mindless organisations tend to settle for the first superficial simplicity … [Read more...] about Simple or Simplistic Risk and Safety