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Disrupting the Methodology in Safety?

June 7, 2023 by Rob Sams 4 Comments

Disrupting the Methodology in Safety? There seems a real focus at the moment on finding better and ‘different’ ways (or methods) to ‘do’ Safety; both in organisations and for those working in the field. There is a lot of good discussion happening and in particular, it is positive to note that much … [Read more...] about Disrupting the Methodology in Safety?

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Disruptive Safety, Humble Inquiry, Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: Disruption, disruptive safety, humble enquiry

Beware of Hazardous ‘OINTMENT’

May 31, 2023 by Rob Sams 6 Comments

Beware of Hazardous ‘OINTMENT’ One thing that I have become deeply aware of over the past few years is the impact that social arrangements have on us, especially in how we make decisions and judgments about risk. Many of our decisions and choices are impacted, often through our unconscious, by a … [Read more...] about Beware of Hazardous ‘OINTMENT’

Filed Under: Humble Inquiry, Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: ointment

My Story is Better than Yours

May 23, 2023 by Rob Sams Leave a Comment

My Story is Better than Yours Guest Post by Rob Sams from Dolphin Safety Systems. Improving safety really is as simple and as cheap as doing more listening and conversing rather than telling……….. In my last piece (Safety Professionals - Piggy in the Middle) I wrote about the role of the modern day … [Read more...] about My Story is Better than Yours

Filed Under: Rob Sams Tagged With: safety communication, safety professional, story, telling

We Need Communities and They Need Us

May 19, 2023 by Rob Sams Leave a Comment

We know that as humans we are social creatures and being part of a community gives us meaning and purpose. Communities are about connecting and being with others and we strive to ‘belong’ as isolation can be the hardest emotion to deal with. When we are in community with others, we give as well as … [Read more...] about We Need Communities and They Need Us

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Rob Sams Tagged With: community

Learning is a Social Activity

April 13, 2023 by Rob Sams 11 Comments

Learning is a Social Activity As many would know, I’ve been on a learning journey (or ‘adventure’ as I prefer to call it) over the past three years in a quest to learn more about people and how we make decisions and judgments about risk. This ‘adventure’ has taken me in many directions, there’s … [Read more...] about Learning is a Social Activity

Filed Under: Learning, Rob Sams Tagged With: learning, social activity, social influence

Balancing Tight and Loose Coupled Systems

April 13, 2023 by Rob Sams 20 Comments

Balancing Tight and Loose Coupled Systems My last two articles on art and helping, generated feedback and questions that are worthy of further explanation. Amongst the feedback was that I ‘systems bash’ when I write about risk and safety. Firstly, while I can understand how people may feel that I … [Read more...] about Balancing Tight and Loose Coupled Systems

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Safety systems Tagged With: loose coupled systems, Safety Systems, tight coupled systems, weick

The Human Race…

April 13, 2023 by Rob Sams Leave a Comment

The Human Race… It’s Christmas, a time of the year that can create both a feeling of community and togetherness (we) while (ironically) also drawing us easily into a world of ‘I’ and ‘things’ (me). Christmas, set within the Christian tradition, is a story about the birth of Jesus as a human on … [Read more...] about The Human Race…

Filed Under: Psychological Health and Safety, Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: crusader, rat race, Safety

Dolphyn Newsletter – March 2018

April 10, 2023 by Rob Sams Leave a Comment

IN THIS ISSUE This is our second Newsletter for 2018, and we again welcome new subscribers, many of who join us after purchasing Social Sensemaking. In this edition we share news of upcoming programs, including two in Auckland New Zealand, along with our usual news items including blogs, articles, … [Read more...] about Dolphyn Newsletter – March 2018

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Safety News Tagged With: Dolphyn, Newsletter

Not Much Like Safety…

March 28, 2023 by Rob Sams 16 Comments

Not Much Like Safety… A visit to The Wayside Chapel in Sydney's Kings Cross is a treat. This is a place where people don't seem too proud to say that, for one reason or another and at a point of time in their life, they may have been, or perhaps still are, 'by the wayside'. There is so much about … [Read more...] about Not Much Like Safety…

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: agendas, measurement, meeting

What Can ‘Safety’ Learn From a Rock?

March 14, 2023 by Rob Sams 46 Comments

What Can ‘Safety’ Learn From a Rock? I live in Australia, a country inhabited by people from many cultures, a country with a strong indigenous history and a country with a geography that is well summed up by poet Dorothea Mackellar in her poem My Country; “I love a sunburnt country, A land of … [Read more...] about What Can ‘Safety’ Learn From a Rock?

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Safety Culture, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: learn, risk and safety, rock, uluru

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