‘We do not think of the ordinary person as preoccupied with such difficult and profound questions as: ‘What is truth?’, ‘What is authority?’, ‘To whom do I listen?’, ‘What counts for me as evidence?’, ‘How do I know what I know?’, ‘Why do the good suffer?’, How does any of this make sense?’... Yet … [Read more...] about Transdisciplinarity and Worldviews in Risk
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A Change of Heart and Worldview
The connection between the Heart, Gut and Brain is astounding, which is why in SPoR, we make the concept of One Brain Three Minds (1B3M) (https://safetyrisk.net/gab-and-robone-brain-three-minds/) foundational to understanding decision making. The research on humans as enactive embodied persons is … [Read more...] about A Change of Heart and Worldview
Safety and the Myth of Scientific Method
As part of a disposition towards Transdisciplinarity (https://safetyrisk.net/transdisciplinarity-and-worldviews-in-risk/) is the need for those in the Western tradition of Scientism to be prepared to give validity to other ways of knowing other than Behaviourism-Engineering. This is a great … [Read more...] about Safety and the Myth of Scientific Method
Since When did Zero Become a ‘Science’?
I read with amusement on the program of an innovation safety conference (https://www.safetyinnovation.org/program-2), a presentation from the Innovations Safety Lab that Zero is now a ‘science’? Really??? How does a religious mantra, ideology and numeric become a ‘science’? and of course, the … [Read more...] about Since When did Zero Become a ‘Science’?
What is Your Question? Are You Interested in Learning About Risk?
One of the reasons I got off Linkedin many years ago was because I discovered quickly that it wasn’t a place for learning. It’s a faux space for announcements, preaching, back slapping, sermonising and naïve ideas of employment value. I was on Linkedin for a year and that was way too long. And, in … [Read more...] about What is Your Question? Are You Interested in Learning About Risk?
The Safety Dance
When we search for metaphors to think about life, being and risk there is none better than the dance. In many ways fallible humans ‘dance’ through life and as much as we might like to invent and concoct a controllable, predictable and confined world, it is not. The reality is, the world is not … [Read more...] about The Safety Dance
Zero and a Culture of Denial
If you watch the Zero Event promo (https://safety2023sydney.com/) you would be confused to think that safety is some kind of progressive, critical thinking outfit that tackles Transdisciplinarity. It doesn’t. You would also be confused to think that safety looks outside of its own echo chamber to … [Read more...] about Zero and a Culture of Denial
FREE RISK and SAFETY EBOOKS
Free Safety E-Books To Download Risk Homeostasis Theory - Target Risk 3 by Gerald Wilde Download Here: Target Risk 3 Free Download Human beings can never be totally sure of the outcome of their decisions. Ergo, all decisions are risky decisions. You have already taken a risky … [Read more...] about FREE RISK and SAFETY EBOOKS
CLLR Newsletter July 2023
Theme - Psychosocial Well-Being and Safety Despite any interest shown by the safety industry for psychosocial care and mental health, there is simply nothing in the safety curriculum, accreditations or associations that helps prepare people in the safety industry for anything associated with … [Read more...] about CLLR Newsletter July 2023
The Sacred and Profane, Rituals and Semiotics, A Lesson for Safety
Recently the Australian Army in Adelaide (First Armoured Regiment) conducted a ‘ceremony’ (parade) by marching from the Adelaide Barracks to St Peter’s Cathedral. The occasion? The relocation of the regiments ‘sacred’ flag from Darwin to Adelaide. You can see a news report here: … [Read more...] about The Sacred and Profane, Rituals and Semiotics, A Lesson for Safety