If you read Hollnagel’s Safety-II in Practice (2017), you will read claims like this: “This book introduces a comprehensive approach for the management of Safety-II called the Resilience Assessment Grid (RAG)” “It explains the principles of the RAG and how it can be used to develop the … [Read more...] about Safety II Spin and S2 Discourse
Understanding The Slow Brain and Fast Mind in Tackling Risk
One of the founding models of SPoR is One Brain and Three Minds (https://safetyrisk.net/one-brain-three-minds-what-the-research-says/ ). This is based on all the research that demonstrates that we ‘think’ at various speeds, not just ‘fast and slow’ as proposed by Kahneman. There is no binary … [Read more...] about Understanding The Slow Brain and Fast Mind in Tackling Risk
And the Killer is? Disinformation
We live in an age where disinformation is rife, where google searches qualify as expertise and engineers can run course on ethics and culture. It was recently reported that Tik Tok is a new sources of death. Misinformation and disinformation survive and thrive in the absence of critical … [Read more...] about And the Killer is? Disinformation
The Superstitions and Rituals of Safety
A Kiwi friend who is visiting Edinburgh, sent me this pic of the statue of David Hume, located in the Royal Mile. See Figure 1. Statue of David Hume. Figure 1. Statue of David Hume You will notice that the right foot of the statue is polished gold. This comes from the constant touching by … [Read more...] about The Superstitions and Rituals of Safety
Social Psychology of Risk comes to the USA
In what has been a noticeable gap in the Centre of Leadership and Learning in Risk’s (CLLR) places to attend, we have decided to hold a conference in Houston ,Texas in May 2025. For this conference we are asking the question ‘ What is your Risk Intelligence?’ We are holding this at the Jung … [Read more...] about Social Psychology of Risk comes to the USA
Free First Module for 2025, Embodiment and Risk
We already have over 20 registered for the first free module for 2025, Embodiment and Risk. You can see the module outline here: https://cllr.com.au/product/embodiment-learning-and-risk-module-26/ You can sign up via email: admin@cllr.com.au Understanding personhood as embodied is … [Read more...] about Free First Module for 2025, Embodiment and Risk
A Million Downloads
Just recently we tipped over a million downloads of books (https://www.humandymensions.com/shop/) and videos (https://vimeo.com/humandymensions; https://vimeo.com/CLLR). And, it’s good to be able to celebrate what we offer the risk and safety industry as an alternative that works. And so much of … [Read more...] about A Million Downloads
How is the unconscious in communication critical for understanding and managing risk?
How is the unconscious in communication critical for understanding and managing risk? This is a great piece by Hayden Collins, submitted as part of his study for the Graduate Certificate in the Psychology of Risk and reprinted here with his permission: It’s a misconception that … [Read more...] about How is the unconscious in communication critical for understanding and managing risk?
The Colour of Safety
The Colour of Safety It’s been a while since I bought a set of colouring pencils, but I bought a set this week. Oh, you say, that’s not unusual, you probably bought them for your grandchildren? Actually, I bought them, for myself. You will see at the end of this blog what is unique about the … [Read more...] about The Colour of Safety
Counting the Cost of Mortality and Fallibility
The weird thing about zero=safety (https://safetyrisk.net/safetyzero-culture/ ) is the denial of mortality and fallibility in all of its discourse and language. Even when you go to the Global Safety Congress, they call it a ‘zero event’ (https://safetyrisk.net/the-global-zero-event-this-is-safety/). … [Read more...] about Counting the Cost of Mortality and Fallibility