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And the innovation is? Humans 

December 28, 2024 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

You know just how pathetic Safety is when it thinks it’s being innovative in talking about humans. Surprise surprise, after decades and decades of the love of objects, zero and policing, the big innovation is to think about humans … [Read more...] about And the innovation is? Humans 

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An Ethic for Innovation

February 14, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

I read with fascination the development (not innovation) of the Raptor AI. This development can: ‘Additionally, the Raptor AI is able to collect data and store information including facial recognition, car registration numbers and wireless device detection to continue ensuring the safety of … [Read more...] about An Ethic for Innovation

Filed Under: Ethics, Robert Long Tagged With: innovation

Can Any Innovation in Safety be Deemed Good?

February 12, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

When the best effort at Ethics is the AIHS BoK Chapter on Ethics (https://safetyrisk.net/a-guide-to-tokenism-in-ethics-in-safety/) you don’t have to argue about whether safety is professional. Of course, it isn’t. There can be no claim to professionalism without a mature and well-articulated … [Read more...] about Can Any Innovation in Safety be Deemed Good?

Filed Under: Ethics, Robert Long Tagged With: innovation, safety differently

Creativity, Discovery and Innovation in Risk

February 6, 2024 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The ability to juggle ambiguity, paradox and uncertainty are essential to the creative process and innovation. Whenever I have been in a crisis and high-risk situation, and I’ve been in a few, the last thing one needs is an anxiety about certainty and control. The best innovation comes from those … [Read more...] about Creativity, Discovery and Innovation in Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: creativity, discovery, innovation

Is There Space for Imagination in Safety? A Video.

January 7, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

When we think of visionaries, we think of imagination. The idea of envisioning (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/envisioning-risk-seeing-vision-and-meaning-in-risk/) requires imagination, creativity and innovation. All three require stepping outside the bounds of orthodoxy and … [Read more...] about Is There Space for Imagination in Safety? A Video.

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: imagination, innovation, Nippin Anand

What Ethic Drives Innovation in Safety?

December 10, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

Innovation in itself is not necessarily or inherently ‘good’. I’m sure the methods the Nazis innovated in the extermination camps were ‘new’ and ‘different’, efficient and effective. When we visited Mauthausen this year and did a Semiotic Walk (See Figure 1. Group Outside of Mauthausen) we saw … [Read more...] about What Ethic Drives Innovation in Safety?

Filed Under: Ethics, Robert Long Tagged With: ethic of risk, innovation

Creative Safety – How can I become more creative?

November 9, 2014 by Mark Taylor 4 Comments

Creative Safety - How can I become more creative? A common element of any safety system is to list and analyze hazards as part of a risk assessment process. But, when asked to think outside the square and come up with new actions to solve a problem, our brains go blank, get stuck in a rut and … [Read more...] about Creative Safety – How can I become more creative?

Filed Under: Creativity, Positive Safety Stuff, Safety Incentives, Technology Tagged With: brainstorming, creative safety ideas, innovation, Safety

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