Humanising Safety and Embracing Real Risk
I always find it interesting when the discipline of objects attends to something. It’s how we get ‘human factors’ that is about systems, ‘resilience engineering’ that is not about human resilience and Behavior-Based Safety that is not about behaviours or safety but brutalism. … Learn more >>>>>
What limits Safety in innovation, creativity, ideas and vision are the upshifting ideologies of behaviourism/positivism. Whatever slogans one is attracted to, checklists one completes, or how much one repeats the word ‘differently’, how many podcasts one listens to or … Learn more >>>>>
Whilst some models are helpful they are never accurate. Models are symbols/myths that convey a semiotic purpose but in themselves ought not to be considered absolute. This is why we find metaphors and symbols helpful, … Learn more >>>>>
One of the lessons of the Black Lives Matter Movement is that symbols matter. With symbols comes power.
Recently, we have seen statues torn down (blacklives-matter-protests-why-are-statues-so-powerful), monuments defaced (https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/monuments-black-lives-matter-guide-1202690845/) and
product names changed (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-23/nestle-red-skins-chicosallens-lollies-rebrand-overtones/12384986) because symbols matter.
All semiotics matter because they carry meaning … Learn more >>>>>
I received a post this week from Worksafe Victoria arguing why strategies for wellness in the workplace make for: improved productivity, improved reputation, reduced absenteeism and reduced turnover. Of course these outcomes are supported by extensive research but what a shame that the promotion of … Learn more >>>>>
