A Semiotic Understanding of Culture One of the profound weaknesses of the AIHS BoK Chapter on Culture is a complete omission of an Transdisciplinary focus on culture. The approach to understanding … [Read more...] about A Semiotic Understanding of Culture
Semiotics
Cognitive Dissonance and Safety Beliefs
Cognitive Dissonance and Safety Beliefs Whenever we run the Introduction to the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) Module … [Read more...] about Cognitive Dissonance and Safety Beliefs
Ritual as Embodied Learning in Safety
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
Visualising Risk
Visualising Risk One of the foundational practices in SPoR is the visualization of social relationships in risk. This is why the study of Semiotics is essential for risk assessment and understanding … [Read more...] about Visualising Risk
Non-Binary Decision Making in Risk
Non-Binary Decision Making in Risk Decision Making is NOT fast and slow as Kahneman proposes, indeed such a construct is unhelpful. It’s a shame that Kahneman’s work is so popular in the risk and … [Read more...] about Non-Binary Decision Making in Risk
What’s in a Symbol? No Big Deal eh Safety?
What’s in a Symbol? No Big Deal eh Safety? We learned recently in the trial of Ben Roberts-Smith that a photo of him wearing the ‘crusaders symbol’ was doctored by the Department of Defence in 2011. … [Read more...] about What’s in a Symbol? No Big Deal eh Safety?
Branding, Marketing and The Semiotics of Safety
Branding, Marketing and The Semiotics of Safety I was asked to meet with a ‘start up’ group last week and as part of the meeting I was proudly shown their ‘brand’. You should have seen their faces … [Read more...] about Branding, Marketing and The Semiotics of Safety
Competition – Crazy Safety Campaigns
Competition - Crazy Safety Campaigns If you are a follower of this blog you will know that we have often discussed the way safety and marketing go for crazy promotions to get people into safety. In … [Read more...] about Competition – Crazy Safety Campaigns
