Investigations and The Simplicity Attraction In the face of so much noise, competing values, diversity and confusion stands the myth of Occam’s Razor, a wish that when faced with multiple factors, … [Read more...] about Investigations and The Simplicity Attraction
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Ritual as Embodied Learning in Safety
Ritual as Embodied Learning in Safety I have written about the nature of ritual previously, particularly the properties of ritual: https://safetyrisk.net/safety-as-ritual-performance/ All rituals … [Read more...] about Ritual as Embodied Learning in Safety
The Seduction of Templates, Set and Forget
The Seduction of Templates, Set and Forget Image Source One of the favourite activities of Safety is downloading and sharing templates. This is promoted by the idea that paperwork is an end in … [Read more...] about The Seduction of Templates, Set and Forget
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
Deconstructing iCam, Useful or Useless
Deconstructing iCam, Useful or Useless? It’s always an education to see what Safety flocks to and makes ‘orthodox’. Safety always seeks out mechanistic-behaviourist methods to suit its assumptions … [Read more...] about Deconstructing iCam, Useful or Useless
Serendipity and Risk
Serendipity and Risk One of the great challenges for traditional safety is the problem of uncertainty, unpredictability and luck. I have written before about luck: … [Read more...] about Serendipity and Risk
A Much Better Way To Think About Incident Investigations
A Much Better Way To Think About Incident Investigations I’ve recently seen and done a few incident investigations which really fell short of any mark except for ticking the box on the form that says … [Read more...] about A Much Better Way To Think About Incident Investigations
All Risk is Subjective
The latest research confirms what SPoR has known for sometime, that all vision is subjective, objective vision is impossible … [Read more...] about All Risk is Subjective
