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How Bias Inhibits Learning in Safety

January 23, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

Tim Minchin is an Australian composer, musician, entertainer and comedian who really knows how to reveal the human condition. In this short video he ‘nails’ the challenges of Confirmation Bias (see below). Confirmation Bias is one of hundreds of unconscious filters we use every moment of every day … [Read more...] about How Bias Inhibits Learning in Safety

Filed Under: Bias, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: bias, confirmation bias

20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making

May 26, 2022 by Admin 2 Comments

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, risk assessments and incident investigations are not as objective as you may think? Rob Long defines … [Read more...] about 20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making

Filed Under: Bias, Investigation, Risk Assessment, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: bias, cognitive bias, decision making

Working Out What Makes Sense in Safety

May 9, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

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 Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein and G. E. Moore. It is also connected to the work of the logical positivists … [Read more...] about Working Out What Makes Sense in Safety

Filed Under: Ethics, Robert Long Tagged With: bias, philosophy, sense making

The Bias of Method Design in Risk

September 1, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

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 the method, what is enacted. So, if one looks at the iCam method one tends not to see its bias … [Read more...] about The Bias of Method Design in Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: bias, Bow-Tie, icam, iCue, method, methodology, safety in design

Predictably Arational, Safety as a Superstition

September 30, 2020 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

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 decision making as stupid when they are not. The framing of the word ‘irrational’ is simply … [Read more...] about Predictably Arational, Safety as a Superstition

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: arational, bias, binary thinking, faith, OCD, Safety, safety moments, superstition

Emotions, Bias and Heuristics in Risk

June 21, 2020 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

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, impulses and unconscious drives that trigger decision making. Emotions are integrated into the very nature … [Read more...] about Emotions, Bias and Heuristics in Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: bias, emotion, heuristics

Bias – You Wonder Why Traditional Safety Can Never Work

September 13, 2016 by Admin 16 Comments

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 biased – read on and you could get a free copy!). In this Chapter, Rob refers to one of the ‘killer’ … [Read more...] about Bias – You Wonder Why Traditional Safety Can Never Work

Filed Under: Bias, Rob Sams Tagged With: bias

We Are Such Experts….

November 30, 2015 by Rob Sams 3 Comments

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 and look forward to. Not only is it good to spend time with friends, it’s great to watch a sport … [Read more...] about We Are Such Experts….

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: bias, experts

Investigating Our Batting Collapse

August 7, 2015 by Rob Sams 32 Comments

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, it’s an annual pilgrimage. You might not be surprised then to learn that as a ‘cricket tragic’ I … [Read more...] about Investigating Our Batting Collapse

Filed Under: Investigation, Rob Sams Tagged With: attribution, bias, cricket, hindsight, investigating

Test Your Reaction Times

May 26, 2015 by Admin Leave a Comment

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 developed to be used for testing cognitive functioning and fitness for work……? It is the closest … [Read more...] about Test Your Reaction Times

Filed Under: Safety Humor, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: bias, cognitive functioning, reaction, video games

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