Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start when you see the Archetype of Safety paraded so terribly online. But this is what the Archetype does, it operates in the unconscious and develops its myths through false beliefs and narratives that seduce people to believe them. And safety loves nothing … [Read more...] about Safety, A David and Goliath Myth or Safety Joke
SAFETY MYTHS
Supreme Court Destroys Behavioural Safety Myth in $950,000 Ruling
By Craig Tonks on Linkedin. Original article HERE Three Warning Signs Your Operation Has the Same Fatal Risk Pattern Supreme Court Destroys Behavioural Safety Myth in $950,000 Ruling Every week I hear manufacturing executives talk about behavioural safety as their silver bullet to drive down … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Destroys Behavioural Safety Myth in $950,000 Ruling
How to Make Safety Culture Myths True
We know that knowledge of mythology is an essential aspect of understanding culture, except in the safety industry. At the foundation of all myth sits an element of truth that is symbolised and made true by a group, regardless of the evidence. This is certainly the case in the many myths that … [Read more...] about How to Make Safety Culture Myths True
Safety Models That Don’t Reflect Reality
Most models (semiotics) of safety don’t reflect reality. Models that are binary and linear in particular don’t reflect what happens in the real world. This is especially a problem when it comes to incident investigations. When one believes in a linear binary model of safety that frames how one … [Read more...] about Safety Models That Don’t Reflect Reality
You Can’t ‘Bust’ Myths
One of the assumptions of the popular TV show Mythbusters (https://iview.abc.net.au/show/mythbusters) is that myths are falsehoods, this is not so. The idea of the show is to use the so-called ‘tools of science and engineering’ to ‘bust’ false beliefs. The purpose of the TV show is entertainment so … [Read more...] about You Can’t ‘Bust’ Myths
Myth, Objectivity and the Subjectivity of Language in Safety
We all speak language unconsciously. This is because language is embodied from birth. We don’t need to think about what to say and process thought/language like a computer. We speak what we want to say most often without thinking. The words come out as we think and most often, we hear what we think, … [Read more...] about Myth, Objectivity and the Subjectivity of Language in Safety
Culture Cloud Tour Part 13 – Myth
Myth and mythology is best understood with some studies in Religion. Anthropologists always look for what did people worship in order to understand their culture. Therse things include the symbols and rituals that come with a mythology. They are worshipped as fact, even if they are not … [Read more...] about Culture Cloud Tour Part 13 – Myth
Embodied Leadership, Symbols and Myth – A Podcast
This week has been a week of rich studies and learning, sharing and discovery with Brian and Aneta Darlington in Canberra. From the day they landed we have immersed ourselves in culture, semiotics, poetics, myth and embodied leadership. Aneta and Brian amongst wearing many hats are the Directors of … [Read more...] about Embodied Leadership, Symbols and Myth – A Podcast
When Myths Collide in Risk
It is strange how the word ‘myth’ is used negatively in the risk and safety world as if to declare something as a myth, is an in-truth. How we determine what is true, real and effective is not that easy. All myth is anchored to faith, not evidence. Most often we develop myths according to our … [Read more...] about When Myths Collide in Risk
Myth as a Helpful Way of Understanding Risk
Myth is a very useful genre when one tries to understand a wicked problem like risk and safety, fallibility and culture. When one understands what myth is (https://safetyrisk.net/understanding-the-myths-and-metaphors-of-safety/) then Risk Makes Sense … [Read more...] about Myth as a Helpful Way of Understanding Risk