Matt and I recently had a chat about the relationship of learning to zero (https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/890883153) and why zero ideology is anti-learning and anti-resilience. This was followed by another video where we discuss the nature of belief (https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/890886064) which … [Read more...] about Tolerance
Robert Long
Lies, Shortcuts and Lessons from Armstrong
First thought provoking article for the New Year by Dr Robert Long. I highly recommend his other Articles HERE and his new book: For The Love of Zero Lies, Shortcuts and Lessons from Armstrong Much has been made of the Armstrong scandal and many find it hard to believe that someone could be so … [Read more...] about Lies, Shortcuts and Lessons from Armstrong
Real Risk, An New Icon for SafetyRisk and Competition
Real Risk, An New Icon for SafetyRisk and Competition We know about the power of icons and brands, those in marketing know how the unconscious is influenced by sign systems and symbols. Signs and symbols, gestures and icons form a critical part of organisations as cultural artifacts. We … [Read more...] about Real Risk, An New Icon for SafetyRisk and Competition
Understanding Human ‘Being’ The Foundation for Understanding Human Error
There is nothing unique about human error but there is with the preoccupation of behaviourists about it. The latest dose by Cooper (https://safetyrisk.net/the-behaviourist-human-and-human-being/) that ignores all of the available Transdisciplinary research is typical. What the behaviourist … [Read more...] about Understanding Human ‘Being’ The Foundation for Understanding Human Error
The Behaviourist Human and Human Being
The Behaviourist view of what it is to be human is A view, not THE view of human ‘being’. Indeed, if you want to understand human judgment and decision making or ‘human error’ the last place to consult is a safety behaviourist. We see the problem in a recent article by Cooper. The kind of human … [Read more...] about The Behaviourist Human and Human Being
There is no Fast and Slow Thinking, Nor Quick Learning
The founding weakness with Kahneman’s model of Minds 1 and 2 is there is no immediate developing mind. In fallible human learning there is no quick and slow, most learning is developmental. More so, Kahneman’s model is brain-centric and this is not how we learn or think. This is no surprise emerging … [Read more...] about There is no Fast and Slow Thinking, Nor Quick Learning
Fragility, Resilience and AntiFragility in Risk
One of the realities of risk and fallibility is understanding that the less exposure to risk, the less one learns, the less one experiences and the more fragile one becomes. Indeed, excessive fear of risk leads to even greater fragility, till eventually the outcome becomes much more dangerous … [Read more...] about Fragility, Resilience and AntiFragility in Risk
Why Zero Cannot Understand the Basics of Safety – ALARP and Due Diligence
Safety=Zero will never be able to understand the foundations and basics of the Work Health safety Act and Regulation. Two critical principles guide the Act and Regulation, these are: ALARP Due Diligence Both principles are anchored in subjectivity, adaptability, movement and … [Read more...] about Why Zero Cannot Understand the Basics of Safety – ALARP and Due Diligence
No Room for Ethics in a Zero ‘Mindset’
We learned today about a significant conflict of interest (and moral compromise) in Queensland mining . When it comes to moral philosophy and ethical perception, nothing gets in the way of Zero. Moreso, when Zero rules a ‘mindset’, anything goes, the end justifies the means. The record of Anglo … [Read more...] about No Room for Ethics in a Zero ‘Mindset’
Zero Harm and the Fear of Failure
J.K. Rowling describes in her book Very Good Lives, her fear of failure as a young child. She recalls how such fear limits creativity, imagination and vision. She also talks about ‘the fringe benefits of failure’. In SPoR, we call this ‘the by-products and trade-offs of fallible decision … [Read more...] about Zero Harm and the Fear of Failure
