Free Modules SEEK and Semiotics This is for those who have studied with Dr Long (free SPoR Introduction - … [Read more...] about Free Modules SEEK and Semiotics
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Investigations and The Simplicity Attraction
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, … [Read more...] about Investigations and The Simplicity Attraction
STEP 1, Suspend Your Agenda
STEP 1, Suspend Your Agenda There are 3 critical impediments to reviewing events and incidents: Carrying an agenda into the interview (suspend your agenda, bias awareness) Thinking of what … [Read more...] about STEP 1, Suspend Your Agenda
Investigating Events is NOT About ‘Brain Farts’
Investigating Events is NOT About ‘Brain Farts’ In Australia, we have this saying to try to explain why someone does something that doesn’t make sense, we call it a ‘brain fart’. It is a way of … [Read more...] about Investigating Events is NOT About ‘Brain Farts’
Investigations and Learning
Investigations and Learning You’ve got to hand it to Safety, if it can turn something into a simplistic delusion, it will. We see this with the recent attention to learning in regard to … [Read more...] about Investigations and Learning
Unconscious Codes, Ecological Thinking in Risk
Biosemiotics is the idea that life is based on semiosis, i.e., on signs, symbols and codes. Biosemiotics is the study of signs in living systems. In ecological life there is a ’thinking’ dynamic or … [Read more...] about Unconscious Codes, Ecological Thinking in Risk
Questioning Skills and Investigations
It is unfortunate that the word ‘investigation’ in the risk and safety industry has come to mean ‘interrogation’. However, the word really just means a systematic enquiry and analysis. Perhaps this … [Read more...] about Questioning Skills and Investigations
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 … [Read more...] about Why Metaphors Matter in Risk
