I Just Don’t Know I was talking with a friend recently who works in risk and safety. They shared a story about how a relatively serious incident had occurred at their company and despite a very thorough and detailed examination of the events that lead up to and followed the incident, the reason(s) … [Read more...] about I Just Don’t Know
Investigation
SEEK Investigations Workshop – Brisbane 3-5 March 2026
The Risk Diversity SEEK (Social psychology Event Exploration & Knowledge) Investigations Program is an event investigation program based on the foundations of a Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR). The program is unique as it applies the key principles of the Social Psychology of Risk to the way … [Read more...] about SEEK Investigations Workshop – Brisbane 3-5 March 2026
Safety Investigations – Are they VUCA, BANI, or Wicked?
We’ve all heard about VUCA (Volatile, Unpredictable, Complex and Ambiguous) - https://safetyrisk.net/kiss-safety-in-a-vuca-world/) and now there is BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Non-Linear and Incomprehensible - … [Read more...] about Safety Investigations – Are they VUCA, BANI, or Wicked?
The Myths of Safety Investigations and the Taste of Sausages
There is little more that is entertaining than seeing Safety parade its myths as ‘principles’. Most of the time it’s just confirmation bias of some form of safety indoctrination. A classic example is anchored to the myths of safety investigations and its popular models like ICAM, 5whys, Tap … [Read more...] about The Myths of Safety Investigations and the Taste of Sausages
Investigating Our Batting Collapse
Investigating Our Batting Collapse I’m a cricket fan. I have been all my life and it’s one of the highlights of the year for me when my best mates and I head to a day or two watching the cricket, it’s an annual pilgrimage. You might not be surprised then to learn that as a ‘cricket tragic’ I … [Read more...] about Investigating Our Batting Collapse
Is your Investigation SEEKing in the Wrong Place?
We all know the joke and cartoon: ‘A policeman sees a drunk man searching for something under a streetlight and asks what the drunk has lost. He says he lost his keys and they both look under the streetlight together. After a few minutes the policeman asks if he is sure he lost them here, and the … [Read more...] about Is your Investigation SEEKing in the Wrong Place?
SEEK Investigations Online Workshop November
Dr Long is offering a five session Introduction to SEEK Investigations Methods from 29 October to 26 November. Sessions will be held every Wednesday at 6pm Canberra time. We have a nice size group already from across the globe but registrations close on Friday 17 October. It’s not too late to … [Read more...] about SEEK Investigations Online Workshop November
Rodents and SCAT Trails in Investigations
I was sent an investigations method format the other day called SCAT. Typical of investigations systems on the market, it is: linear, designed for the assessment of objects, closed in thinking, has no focus on persons, not focus on unconscious decision making or heuristics, promotes tick and flick … [Read more...] about Rodents and SCAT Trails in Investigations
SEEK Investigations Workshop – Online
Dr Long is offering a five session Introduction to the SEEK Investigations Methods from 29 October to 26 November. Sessions will be held every Wednesday at 6pm Canberra time. The cost for the five sessions is $250 which includes: five zoom sessions, extensive support in resources, access to … [Read more...] about SEEK Investigations Workshop – Online
The Delusions of DMAIC Investigation Method
Whenever there’s a chance for Safety to move away from what doesn’t work to explore a new method, its just returns to the same. We see this in HOP, that returns to organisational performance, which is just traditional safety. Traditional safety has always been about organisational performance, all … [Read more...] about The Delusions of DMAIC Investigation Method