Yesterday was our second day on exploring mythology, risk and safety. As we got to know what myth was more as a genre we were more sensitised to how myth works both in society but more importantly to be more sensitised to how myth is employed in safety. This was amplified by a semiotic … [Read more...] about The Meaning of Myth in Risk
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Myth Making and Why it Matters to Safety
It was great to see some new and old faces as we commenced our workshops on Mythology and Embodiment in risk. Craig did some great groundwork on Concept Mapping myth and the Linguistics of myth as well as work on models and the myth of the Scientific Method. I started out by exploring … [Read more...] about Myth Making and Why it Matters to Safety
The Power of Safety Myths
This week we are running two workshops in Canberra on Mythology and Embodiment. These are two critical issues that people in safety ought to know about. Why? Because so many activities of safety are attributed as effective when they are not and so many beliefs that are held are simply myth. You can … [Read more...] about The Power of Safety Myths
Culture Silences in Safety Symbolism
Culture Silences in Safety Symbolism When safety uses the word ‘culture’ it is most often define by behaviourist assumptions. Just look at how safety defines culture and it’s most often ‘what we do around here’. A completely useless definition of culture. When an industry like safety is so weighed … [Read more...] about Culture Silences in Safety Symbolism