Experiential Learning for Safety and Risk Wikipedia describes Experiential learning as: the process of learning through experience, and is more specifically defined as "learning through reflection on doing" You will see this classic quote many times throughout this blog: “How can I … [Read more...] about Experiential Learning for Safety and Risk
Safety Videos
FREE Risky Conversations Videos and Talking Book
FREE Risky Conversations Videos and Talking Book All videos in the Risky Conversation series are now downloadable. Since the publication of book 5 in the series on the Social Psychology of Risk – Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk, we have gradually released the accompanying … [Read more...] about FREE Risky Conversations Videos and Talking Book
‘Conversations on the Couch’–Biases
'Conversations on the Couch' – Biases In this edition of 'Conversations on the Couch', Gab & Rob talk through how the various biases we all have. If we want to truly understand and deal with risk, we need to recognise that it is subjective and that our thinking about risk is biased in so … [Read more...] about ‘Conversations on the Couch’–Biases
Gab and Rob–One Brain, Three Minds
Gab and Rob Talking Risk – One Brain, Three Minds In this video, we introduce a model developed by Dr Robert Long from Human Dymensions called One Brain, Three Minds. This model helps explain how we make decisions using both the conscious and non-conscious parts of our brain. This video is a little … [Read more...] about Gab and Rob–One Brain, Three Minds
Gab & Rob Talking Risk
Two of our authors Gab Carlton and Rob Sams have put their heads together and started their own series of short video blogs to go along with their regular articles. Gab & Rob are part of the gang who are doing the post graduate program in social psychology and risk through ACU … [Read more...] about Gab & Rob Talking Risk
Four New Videos from SPoR, Fallibility, Human Error and Foundations
I saw a video the other day entitled ‘Zero Suicide … Understanding Human Error’. No surprise, it had nothing to do with suicide or understanding human error. This is what we expect from Safety, declaring something by what it isn’t … [Read more...] about Four New Videos from SPoR, Fallibility, Human Error and Foundations
Dumb Ways to Discourse, a Failed Approach in Safety
Dumb Ways to Discourse, a Failed Approach in Safety The Dumb Ways to Die campaign is a classic example of a failure to think about the trajectory of a goal and trajectory of a discourse. The Dumb Ways to Die campaign and it’s self-assessed success (based on hits on the Internet) demonstrate … [Read more...] about Dumb Ways to Discourse, a Failed Approach in Safety
What is Semiotics? – Video
Semiotics is the unconscious language of all we see, observe and visualise. Without a thorough understanding of Semiotics one’s messaging is most likely going to be hit and miss, ad hoc and backfire. Indeed, Safety seems to be so good at choosing semiotics that backfire, most times communicating the … [Read more...] about What is Semiotics? – Video
Two New Videos from Novellus
Novellus have release two new videos, as an outcome of the visit to Australia by Dr Nippin Anand. The first video is a lovely chat with Greg Smith about the ineffectiveness of paper-based systems in risk and safety. This discussion doesn’t just raise concerns expressed in Greg’s most successful … [Read more...] about Two New Videos from Novellus
The Problem with Zero Harm
The Problem with Zero Harm This short video discusses one of the many arguments against the zero harm concept, zero language and discourse. The language of zero as an absolute and the framing of risk and safety in perfectionism is deeply problematic for establishing a culture of openness, … [Read more...] about The Problem with Zero Harm