20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making Republished by request Thanks to Rob Long for sharing this – originally published here on Business Insider. Ever wondered why your decisions, … [Read more...] about 20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making
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Working Out What Makes Sense in Safety
Working Out What Makes Sense in Safety Analytical philosophy is a branch of philosophy that uses logical analysis to understand the world. The school of thought is most associated with Bertrand … [Read more...] about Working Out What Makes Sense in Safety
The Bias of Method Design in Risk
The Bias of Method Design in Risk Anything that is designed hides the assumptions and philosophy of the designer. The methodology (philosophy) of the designer is not visible but is rather hidden in … [Read more...] about The Bias of Method Design in Risk
Predictably Arational, Safety as a Superstition
Predictably Arational, Safety as a Superstition One of the most annoying things about Daniel Ariely's book Predictably Irrational is that it allows risk and safety people to dismiss aspects of human … [Read more...] about Predictably Arational, Safety as a Superstition
Emotions, Bias and Heuristics in Risk
The emotions drive decision making and ought to be of interest to those who care about how people manage risk. It is useful when thinking about human emotions that we identify different ways, … [Read more...] about Emotions, Bias and Heuristics in Risk
Bias – You Wonder Why Traditional Safety Can Never Work
Bias - You Wonder Why Traditional Safety Can Never Work The Way We Expect It To Just reading “Why We Make Mistakes” which is Chapter 12 of Rob Sams’ excellent new book Social Sensemaking. (yes, I am … [Read more...] about Bias – You Wonder Why Traditional Safety Can Never Work
We Are Such Experts….
We Are Such Experts…. I’ve just arrived home from an annual trip taken with three of my best mates who I’ve known since school. Each year, we attend a day of test cricket, something that we all enjoy … [Read more...] about We Are Such Experts….
Investigating Our Batting Collapse
Investigating Our Batting Collapse I’m a cricket fan. I have been all my life and it’s one of the highlights of the year for me when my best mates and I head to a day or two watching the cricket, … [Read more...] about Investigating Our Batting Collapse
Test Your Reaction Times
Test Your Reaction Times Not sure whether to thank Sheri Suckling for sending me this or not? It has occupied far too much of my time today. Sheri suggests that perhaps something like this could be … [Read more...] about Test Your Reaction Times
The Fallible Factor and What to Do About It
One of my favourites from the archives: The Fallible Factor and What to Do About It Being fallible doesn’t mean one is inevitably stupid, lazy, greedy or weak, there are as many advantages to being … [Read more...] about The Fallible Factor and What to Do About It