Finally a Book About Risk That Makes Sense For some time now we have been privileged to have Dr Robert Long writing some very interesting and provocative articles about creative and effective ways to … [Read more...] about Risk Makes Sense
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Short-sighted Safety
Short-sighted Safety There is nothing more debilitating to human ‘being’ than hyper-fear, hyper-risk aversion and hyper-safety. Hyper-fear and hyper-risk aversion is the outcome of blind safety and … [Read more...] about Short-sighted Safety
Be Prepared for Risk
Be Prepared for Risk by Hayden Collins from http://www.riskintelligent.com.au/ I walked into McDonalds this week for a coffee and noticed that their latest placemat on their tray is a promotion for … [Read more...] about Be Prepared for Risk
Failure Must be an Option
Failure Must be an Option The Australian Government wants to stimulate an innovation/ideas avalanche and have thrown $1.1 billion at trying to create a ‘boom’ of ‘agile’, ‘creative’ and ‘innovative’ … [Read more...] about Failure Must be an Option
The Risk Aversion Delusion
The Risk Aversion Delusion We learn yet again from the latest research that risk aversion is life and learning denying (see ABC NEWS). Research by Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine specialist, … [Read more...] about The Risk Aversion Delusion
What is Your Risk iCue?
What is Your Risk iCue? When we think of the concept of intelligence we often think of a person’s IQ. The idea of an Intelligence Quotient is not reliable and only tests certain selected forms of … [Read more...] about What is Your Risk iCue?
Safety Utopia as Abuse
Safety Utopia as Abuse Hugh Mackay (the Good Life) writes about helicopter parenting as a form of abuse. He calls the delusional quest for perfection ‘the Utopia Complex’. More and more research is … [Read more...] about Safety Utopia as Abuse
Acceptable Risk as a Decision Making Process
Acceptable Risk as a Decision Making Process By Dr Rob Long We should all know that the assessment of risk is a subjective process, determined by hundreds of social and psychological factors. The … [Read more...] about Acceptable Risk as a Decision Making Process
Is Safety the Empire of Non-Sense?
Is Safety the Empire of Non-Sense? They say that the repetition of something makes people confirm that it is true. Is the case with safety discourse? As this blog site looks at the power and rule … [Read more...] about Is Safety the Empire of Non-Sense?
It’s Official–Kids Should not be Wrapped in Cotton Wool
As reported in the UK Daily Telegraph, the head of the UK Health and Safety Executive, Judith Hackitt, has publicly stated that kids must be allowed to learn about risk in order to lead a normal … [Read more...] about It’s Official–Kids Should not be Wrapped in Cotton Wool
