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February 26, 2018June 21, 2018

Zero Discourse and Perfectionism

Zero Discourse and Perfectionism Talking perfection to fallible people is not just silly, it is also dangerous (http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180219-toxic-perfectionism-is-on-the-rise). How strange that an industry so fixated on saving lives would unknowingly want to harm people! Yet, this is what the industry… Read the rest

June 6, 2016June 23, 2018

Bulletproof and Perfect in Safety

Bulletproof and Perfect in Safety One of the messages of Christmas in the Western world is that of vulnerability. The story of Christmas and the many things that contradict the narratives of kingship, power, dominion and certainty make the story… Read the rest

January 29, 2016July 2, 2018

What Can Safety Learn from Barbie

What Can Safety Learn from Barbie We learn today that after many years Barbie is getting a ‘make over’. The iconic doll of the ‘perfect’ female form is about to become ordinary, diverse and not perfect. This is the end… Read the rest

August 9, 2015March 28, 2019

I’m Still Not That Into Safety

A sequel to: I’m just not that into safety anymore Our most popular article this year! Why do you think that is? Rob's courage and honesty has certainly touched some nerves! I’m just not that into safety anymore I have… Read the rest

May 26, 2015July 25, 2016

In Praise of In-Between Thinking in Risk and Safety

In Praise of In-Between Thinking in Risk and Safety As much as Kahneman’s book Thinking Fast and Slow is helpful, it also sustains the idea that the human mind operates in a binary paradigm. As much as Ariely’s book Logically… Read the rest