A Poetics of Safety The idea of Poetics captures all forms of knowing that are non-measureable, non- quantitative, yet are essential to the experience of living. We live our life in the in-between and rarely in the extremes. We daily experience the unresolved tensions between: finitude and … [Read more...] about A Poetics of Safety
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Power and Influence Through Poetics in Risk
I wrote about vision in Envisioning Risk, Seeing, Vision and Meaning in Risk . Without Vision there is no learning, no ‘thought leading’ or humanising in risk. Using the word ‘vision’, doesn’t make one visionary, using the word ‘learning’ doesn’t mean learning, using the word ‘difference’ doesn’t … [Read more...] about Power and Influence Through Poetics in Risk
Poetics of the Self
When it comes to risk and safety, method is critical. Brutalizing and dehumanizing people to get a safety outcome doesn’t work (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/it-works-a-new-approach-to-risk-and-safety/ ). The best way to ensure a humanizing outcome in safety is to move away from zero, … [Read more...] about Poetics of the Self
The Poetics of Resistance and Risk
The Poetics of Resistance and Risk When one is caught in a regime of dictatorial power, where zero is the ideology, much is sustained by the management of Poetics and Semiotics. This is why resistances like the works of Banksy and other graffiti artists are so effective. If you want to pull apart … [Read more...] about The Poetics of Resistance and Risk
The Poetics of Risk
The idea of poetics stems back to Aristotle and denotes (https://www.iep.utm.edu/aris-poe/) experiences and non-technique (Ellul) focused modes of knowing and thinking (namely STEM). Poetry is one form of poetics but any form of non-technical expression and experience defines what it is to be … [Read more...] about The Poetics of Risk
Causal Patterning and Affirming False Belief in Safety
There are many mysterious forces and energies that drive human decision making. One of these energies is called ‘Allostasis’, the power, energy, motivation and drive for self-preservation. This is the energy and drive of sustaining life and the self. This stands in stark contrast to the nonsense … [Read more...] about Causal Patterning and Affirming False Belief in Safety
The Culture of Safety
The word ‘culture’ has an agri-cultural origin and extends back thousands of years. We all accept the language and notion of agriculture as it denotes growing and living on the land. Before written text there are extensive semiotic and oral representations for the ethos of activity in and on the … [Read more...] about The Culture of Safety
Culture is NOT a Construct
One of the most important things to know about culture is that it is beyond definition, proposition and mechanistic thinking. One can’t control, define or ‘engineer’ culture as if it is a ‘thing’. Indeed, this is one of the characteristics of discourse in safety about culture, usually coming from … [Read more...] about Culture is NOT a Construct
More Pop-Psych on Failure and Other Safety Entertainment
I read the latest pop-psych instalment from Edmonston on the ‘science’ of failing well. It’s amazing how gullible people are when someone throws in the word ‘science’, when what follows has nothing to do with science. Heinrich used this strategy (https://safetyrisk.net/hoodwinked-by-heinrich/) years … [Read more...] about More Pop-Psych on Failure and Other Safety Entertainment
Your Language Affects Risk Perception
The language we chose, the way we frame a message, the way language primes receiving and how this affects the interpretation of risk is a complex process. Words have to have meaning which is most often given in context. Language is neither objective or neutral. The metaphors you use shape belief … [Read more...] about Your Language Affects Risk Perception