Whenever we conduct the MiProfile survey (https://www.humandymensions.com/services-and-programs/miprofile/), one of many critical criteria in analysis is the presence of ‘double speak’. I designed the survey 20 years ago and it has a comparative database of over 40,000. The survey is designed with … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Worlds in Safety
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Human Dymensions Newsletter–Feb 14
Book Launch - Real Risk, Human Discerning and Risk The launch of Dr Long's third book Real Risk, Human Discerning and Risk on 12 February 2014 was a great success. A gathering of 70 people at the Australian Catholic University North Sydney heard a number of speakers present on the latest book and … [Read more...] about Human Dymensions Newsletter–Feb 14
Everyday Social Resilience, The Semiotic Wave
Download your free copy of Everyday Social Resilience Being In Risk Download the whole article here: Everyday Social Resilience Wave Introduction If we remember that Everyday Social Resilience is a process, disposition and orientation then, this chapter will provide skills, models and methods to … [Read more...] about Everyday Social Resilience, The Semiotic Wave
No ‘Taming’ or ‘Fixing’ Wicked Problems
I see with amusement a recent discussion in safety about complexity complete with the mythical swiss-cheese, that some rule can ‘tame’ complexity. All such discussion ignores research on ‘wicked-problems’ that has been about since the 1960s. The idea of a ‘wicked problem’ first emerged from … [Read more...] about No ‘Taming’ or ‘Fixing’ Wicked Problems
Preventing Mistakes, Ooops! DROPS!
It’s simply amusing to observe organisations in safety, offering ‘prevention programs’ for the natural status of fallibility. Here is the big promise: ‘we are the only ones that can stop mistakes and error!’ Really? Come in spinner, yet another con in the safety industry. Any language that speaks … [Read more...] about Preventing Mistakes, Ooops! DROPS!
CLLR Newsletter – Education and Learning Special Edition – Approaching Events
Education and Learning Special Edition - Approaching Events We are pleased to announce a range of unique events in Education and Learning in SPoR from March to June 2024. These are: London - 20-22 March (Dr Nippin Anand and Dr Pedro … [Read more...] about CLLR Newsletter – Education and Learning Special Edition – Approaching Events
500 of THE MOST EFFECTIVE HEALTH and SAFETY SLOGANS 2024
Find The Best, Worst, Catchy, Funny, Competition Winning Health and Safety Slogans, Memes and Safety Messages for Your Workplace – 2024 Does safety require more than just slogans? Read this article to gain insight into the harmful consequences of using safety slogans. quotable quote: “The use of … [Read more...] about 500 of THE MOST EFFECTIVE HEALTH and SAFETY SLOGANS 2024
What Can Safety Learn From Addictions?
For a long time those who were caught up in addictions were demonised by society as bad people, problematic and ‘addicts’. This is because society, led by the myths perpetuated by Christian and Temperance movements, constructed addiction as ‘a choice’. The same idea was connected to evangelical … [Read more...] about What Can Safety Learn From Addictions?
A Change of Heart and Worldview
The connection between the Heart, Gut and Brain is astounding, which is why in SPoR, we make the concept of One Brain Three Minds (1B3M) (https://safetyrisk.net/gab-and-robone-brain-three-minds/) foundational to understanding decision making. The research on humans as enactive embodied persons is … [Read more...] about A Change of Heart and Worldview
Stepping Outside Your Worldview, Take a Risk
I discovered recently that there is a Hindu Temple (Mandir) 10 minutes from my place. It was constructed in 1995 and I must have driven past it many times but it’s not something for which I was aware. It’s funny like that, the moment we buy a certain car we suddenly can see all the cars like ours on … [Read more...] about Stepping Outside Your Worldview, Take a Risk