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Asking Better Questions in Risk

June 21, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Asking Better Questions in Risk I have written before about questioning skills: https://safetyrisk.net/questioning-skills-and-investigations/ … [Read more...] about Asking Better Questions in Risk

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Learning, Robert Long Tagged With: Active Listening, AIHS BoK, questioning

Linguistics, Language and Meaning in Risk

April 20, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Linguistics, Language and Meaning in Risk When we study Linguistics in SPoR (https://cllr.com.au/product/linguistics-flyer-unit-21/ ) we look at language, the acquisition of language and the purpose … [Read more...] about Linguistics, Language and Meaning in Risk

Filed Under: Learning, Robert Long, Semiotics Tagged With: language, linguistics

You Don’t Really Want to Learn in Risk, Do You?

March 20, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

You Don’t Really Want to Learn in Risk, Do You? I get contacted all the time by organizations who state they want to learn, particularly about a different way to tackle risk that works. Then when we … [Read more...] about You Don’t Really Want to Learn in Risk, Do You?

Filed Under: Learning, Robert Long Tagged With: cognitive dissonance, learning

Readiness to NOT Learn Outside of Safety

March 12, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

Readiness to NOT Learn Outside of Safety All Educators know about readiness - what Vygotsky called the ‘Zone of Proximal Development’. The point of ‘readiness’ in education is often spoken about in … [Read more...] about Readiness to NOT Learn Outside of Safety

Filed Under: Learning, Robert Long Tagged With: AIHS BoK, learning, readiness, resilience engineering, Transdiscplinarity

Motivation, Learning and Risk

November 6, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Motivation, Learning and Risk Motivation, like learning is not a neutral concept. How one thinks motivation and learning work, is directly connected to ones’ worldview, psychology of goals and one’s … [Read more...] about Motivation, Learning and Risk

Filed Under: Learning, Robert Long Tagged With: motivation

Ritual as Embodied Learning in Safety

September 23, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Ritual as Embodied Learning in Safety I have written about the nature of ritual previously, particularly the properties of ritual: https://safetyrisk.net/safety-as-ritual-performance/ All rituals … [Read more...] about Ritual as Embodied Learning in Safety

Filed Under: Learning, Robert Long, Semiotics Tagged With: icam, rituals

What Theory of Learning is Embedded in Your Investigation Methodology?

September 20, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

What Theory of Learning is Embedded in Your Investigation Methodology? It is always entertaining watching Safety turn complexity into simplistic discourse. Most recently we have seen a slight change … [Read more...] about What Theory of Learning is Embedded in Your Investigation Methodology?

Filed Under: Investigation, Learning, Robert Long Tagged With: methodology

Learning, Leaning and Learning in Safety

July 7, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Learning, Leaning and Learning in Safety Methodology (worldview/philosophy) drives method. Method reveals methodology. Methodology and method are NOT the same thing. It matters what methodology one … [Read more...] about Learning, Leaning and Learning in Safety

Filed Under: Learning, Robert Long Tagged With: method, methodology

The Fear of Learning in Risk

May 3, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

The Fear of Learning in Risk There is no learning without risk and no risk without learning. I find it interesting when Safety gets on the learning bandwagon that confuses learning with cognitive … [Read more...] about The Fear of Learning in Risk

Filed Under: Learning, Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: fear, learning

You Can’t Believe in Zero and Learning at The Same Time

January 21, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

You Can’t Believe in Zero and Learning at The Same Time The next instalment from this rubbish IOSH magazine is an article on learning . Yes, you guessed it, from the same magazine that proudly … [Read more...] about You Can’t Believe in Zero and Learning at The Same Time

Filed Under: Learning, Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: learning, Zero Harm

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