By Frank Garrett How has traditional safety changed the educational syllabus to address these skills? In May 2025 we will bring The Social Psychology of Risk to Houston with two sessions to introduce a vast range of topics including Psychosocial Risks; Culture; Semiotics; Diversity, Equity and … [Read more...] about In 2022 The world economic forum predicted this
Social Psychology of Risk
Its All In The Sign
Its All In The Sign A brilliant essay by Max Geyer, submitted as part of his study for the Graduate Certificate in the Psychology of Risk - published here with his permission: Norretranders (1998) provides ample evidence that the unconscious plays a major role in communication. This paper … [Read more...] about Its All In The Sign
Safety Obsession as a Mental Illness
I never get surprised these days about the obsessions of Safety and of its fundamentalist extremism. The denialism of fallibility, the self-identity AS safety (https://safetyrisk.net/safety-is-not-your-life/) and the salvation theology is mindboggling … [Read more...] about Safety Obsession as a Mental Illness
Understanding The Slow Brain and Fast Mind in Tackling Risk
One of the founding models of SPoR is One Brain and Three Minds (https://safetyrisk.net/one-brain-three-minds-what-the-research-says/ ). This is based on all the research that demonstrates that we ‘think’ at various speeds, not just ‘fast and slow’ as proposed by Kahneman. There is no binary … [Read more...] about Understanding The Slow Brain and Fast Mind in Tackling Risk
Social Psychology of Risk comes to the USA
In what has been a noticeable gap in the Centre of Leadership and Learning in Risk’s (CLLR) places to attend, we have decided to hold a conference in Houston ,Texas in May 2025. For this conference we are asking the question ‘ What is your Risk Intelligence?’ We are holding this at the Jung … [Read more...] about Social Psychology of Risk comes to the USA
A Million Downloads
Just recently we tipped over a million downloads of books (https://www.humandymensions.com/shop/) and videos (https://vimeo.com/humandymensions; https://vimeo.com/CLLR). And, it’s good to be able to celebrate what we offer the risk and safety industry as an alternative that works. And so much of … [Read more...] about A Million Downloads
How is the unconscious in communication critical for understanding and managing risk?
How is the unconscious in communication critical for understanding and managing risk? This is a great piece by Hayden Collins, submitted as part of his study for the Graduate Certificate in the Psychology of Risk and reprinted here with his permission: It’s a misconception that … [Read more...] about How is the unconscious in communication critical for understanding and managing risk?
The Colour of Safety
The Colour of Safety It’s been a while since I bought a set of colouring pencils, but I bought a set this week. Oh, you say, that’s not unusual, you probably bought them for your grandchildren? Actually, I bought them, for myself. You will see at the end of this blog what is unique about the … [Read more...] about The Colour of Safety
Phenomenology: The Lifeworld and the Illusion of Objectivity in Safety
by Simon Renatus Phenomenology[i] introduces the concept of the Lifeworld, emphasising that all experiences—scientific, engineering or otherwise—are rooted in the subjective, pre-theoretical world we live in. While Safety claims to offer objective, detached assessments of risk, this notion of pure … [Read more...] about Phenomenology: The Lifeworld and the Illusion of Objectivity in Safety
Phenomenology: A Counter to Reductionism in Safety
by Simon Renatus Phenomenology[i] challenges the reductionist approach that dominates Safety. In high-risk work, the focus is often on simplifying complex human and environmental interactions into neatly packaged, linear processes. While this approach offers a clear model for management and … [Read more...] about Phenomenology: A Counter to Reductionism in Safety