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May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

Slogan Power

Many people underestimate the power of slogans because they function like metaphors and in many ways are hidden in language. It is impossible for humans to communicate without using either. The rhythmic power of slogans and the mis-directive power of… Read the rest

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020

Visual Perception and the Camera Metaphor

We live by myths and metaphors and some of the myths and metaphors we use in risk are unhelpful. We construct guiding principles that we live by (myths-symbols) and express those myth-symbols in metaphors we use to explain what we… Read the rest

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

STEM Safety in Drag

All humans select metaphors and metonymies to form coherent systems in terms of which they conceptualize experience. In safety the predominant grammar is mechanistic anchored to Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Even if one claims in safety some… Read the rest

July 1, 2019July 3, 2019

Why Metaphors Matter in Risk

We all use metaphors in how we speak and communicate to each other. Metaphor is poetic language that requires imagination to understand how a bridge is created for understanding. A metaphor is a mechanism that uses an image to… Read the rest

December 3, 2015March 28, 2019

Zero Harm, Santa Claus and Other Such Myths

Zero Harm, Santa Claus and Other Such Myths It’s beginning to look at lot like….. well you know the song. It’s that time of the year where you can’t take a trip to the shopping centre (mall) without the sounds… Read the rest

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