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Investigations and The Simplicity Attraction

June 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

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, humans will always opt for the shortest simplest route. The 14th Century philosopher/theologian … [Read more...] about Investigations and The Simplicity Attraction

Filed Under: Investigation, Robert Long, Simplistic Safety, Wicked Problems Tagged With: anti-fragile, icam, occams razor, SEEK, simple safety

Nobody Ever Said Safety Would Be Easy

June 26, 2015 by Phil LaDuke 3 Comments

First published here on Phil LaDuke’s Blog Phil says: In safety we are surrounded by people who are looking for simple solutions to complex problems and often these people include safety professionals themselves. In this months post I look at applying Occam's Razor (The simplest explanation is … [Read more...] about Nobody Ever Said Safety Would Be Easy

Filed Under: Investigation, Phil LaDuke Tagged With: incident investigation, occams razor

Tips for receiving feedback

June 25, 2013 by Admin 1 Comment

Tips for receiving feedback – if your mouth is open – your ears are closed Some great advice from Joe Moore on his blog Many people do not like giving feedback – they may fear that any comment seen as critical will be unwelcome. They may fear the opposite – that telling you what you do well … [Read more...] about Tips for receiving feedback

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: occams razor, receiving feedback, Safety Communication

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