The work of Prof. Karl E. Weick is known to many safety people but often not in the deepest sense of his philosophy or complexity of his ideas. Some may have downloaded his research on the Mann Gulch tragedy or his work on Sensemaking in Organisations. Some may have downloaded and read … [Read more...] about What Can Weick Offer Safety
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Safety Beyond the Binaries
Whenever we tackle a phenomenon so apparently large and complex as a human organisation, we inevitably run into boundary problems. - Karl Weick The Social Psychology of Organising. (p.27) One of the rude shocks in being forced back on Linkedin is just how much is binary it is. It seems every post … [Read more...] about Safety Beyond the Binaries
Making Sense of Health & Safety: As Envisioned by Karl Weick
by Rosa Carrillo – author of “OHS Voices from the Resistance” First published here: Making Sense of Health & Safety: As Envisioned by Karl Weick - Carrillo & Associates (carrilloconsultants.com) Abstract: This article explores the application of Karl Weick’s sensemaking theory to the … [Read more...] about Making Sense of Health & Safety: As Envisioned by Karl Weick
Managing the Unexpected
Ed: Ok, you’ve been asking for it – a practical workplace application of Safety and Risk Psychology Managing the Unexpected Karl Weick and Kathleen Sutcliffe published Managing the Unexpected in 2001 and brought many of the principles of the social psychology of organizing into the risk and safety … [Read more...] about Managing the Unexpected
The Paradox of “Lifesaving Rules”
The Paradox of “Lifesaving Rules” Guest Post by Danny Fay As part of my assignment in Unit 5 of the Diploma in Social Psychology of Risk, I am evaluating the paradox of “Lifesaving Rules” against the five principles of collective mindfulness as developed by Professor Karl Weick. Collective … [Read more...] about The Paradox of “Lifesaving Rules”