Human Dymensions Newsletter September 2016 Welcome to this packed Newsletter with heaps of news, research and information on the work of Human Dymensions and The Social Psychology of Risk. If you got this second hand and find it helpful then subscribe here: admin@humandymensions.com Social … [Read more...] about Human Dymensions Newsletter September 2016
Social Psychology of Risk
The Reason Safety Has Gone So Crazy
The Reason Safety Has Gone So Crazy - With Must Watch Video This recent article of ours Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral has gone viral itself and it leads very well into this article. One of main reasons that safety has become so silly and out of control basically comes … [Read more...] about The Reason Safety Has Gone So Crazy
The Illusion Of Hazard Identification
The Illusion Of Hazard Identification Thanks to John Wettstein from safetystrategies.ca for suggesting this latest viral image and its link to hazard spotting. I remember, many years ago, when I was a very dissonant Safety Consultant, being able to walk onto any site and spot a plethora of … [Read more...] about The Illusion Of Hazard Identification
I Just Want Clear Answers
I Just Want Clear Answers By Rob Sams, Author of the must read Social Sensemaking - Click HERE to Order I woke recently while staying in a hotel room with a feeling that I’ve not experienced before; I couldn’t walk. As I went to get out of bed, ready for what was to be an action packed day … [Read more...] about I Just Want Clear Answers
Triarchic Thinking and Risk
Triarchic Thinking and Risk The language and symbols of the risk and safety industry are plagued with everything binary. The imagined certainty of black and white thinking in a random and fallible world affords the idea that human behavior is predictable and mechanical. Nothing is more delusional … [Read more...] about Triarchic Thinking and Risk
The Dance of Death and Randomness
The Dance of Death and Randomness When you walk into St Nicholas’ Church in Tallinn Estonia you are confronted by the 15th Century painting, The Dance of Death. When standing in front of the painting one is captivated by the magnificent work of the master painter Bernt Notke. The painting is only a … [Read more...] about The Dance of Death and Randomness
Understanding Risk
Understanding Risk by Dr Robert Long from www.humandymensions.com - first published here in October 2013 – see his other articles HERE Much more consideration needs to be given to human decision making and how perception affects decision making when we think about risk. Imaging you want to buy a … [Read more...] about Understanding Risk
The Tension of Opposites and Binaries in Risk
The Tension of Opposites and Binaries in Risk We are all familiar with the symbol of the Ying/Yang - the meshing of black and white into each other signifying the merging of the two. We observe in the Ying/Yang that the white appears in the centre of the black and the black appears in the centre of … [Read more...] about The Tension of Opposites and Binaries in Risk
The Challenge of Social Sensemaking in Risk
The Challenge of Social Sensemaking in Risk Social Sensemaking is available now and can be ordered by clicking on this LINK Why should someone write a book on social sensemaking? Surely we know how to make sense of our social world intuitively and with ‘common sense’? We know the truism that we … [Read more...] about The Challenge of Social Sensemaking in Risk
Social Sensemaking Available Now PLUS Free Share and Giveaway
Social Sensemaking Available Now PLUS Free Share and Giveaway Introducing Social Sensemaking Human beings have long been fascinated with the question of ‘why we do what we do?’. For some, the desire to understand this becomes a lifelong quest. For me, it was a fascination with this question … [Read more...] about Social Sensemaking Available Now PLUS Free Share and Giveaway