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Poetics and Risk; Part III Slogans

ByMatt Thorne
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This episode we discuss Slogans in the workplace with one of our favourites β€œAll accidents are preventable,”

Poetic in nature, lovely cadence and song like qualities, make this easy to remember and repeat.

So what else is hidden under the hood? What is the worldview of this statement, what argument is it trying to propose, and what outcomes is it desiring.

Is it humanistic or organisational?

What happens if you don’t repeat the slogan, or are against the slogan? Are you against the Cult?

Further Reading

β€˜A Poetics of Resistance’  Pamela Anne Watts Haji (1994)

β€˜ A Poetics of Postmodernism, History, Theory, Fiction’ Linda Hutcheon (1988)

β€˜Cultural Theory, The Key Concepts’ 2nd Edition Andrew Edgar and Peter Sedgwick (2008)

β€˜The poetics of the mind’ Raymond W Gibbs, Jr (1994)

Get in contact with me if you want to know more.

Matt Thorne

Matt Thorne

Executive Director at Risk Diversity
Risk Diversity coaches and mentors Companies and People to understand Leadership, Culture and Risk, helping them to humanise and harmonise their systems.
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  1. Slogans are the bedrock of propaganda. We need to be sensitised to these or we will fall for their bait. BTW, slogans are not principles or method.

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