One of the foundations in the development of Social Psychology was the study of the Nazis and in-group and out-groupness. Most Histories of Social Psychology trace its roots back to Kurt Lewin. Lewin (a Jew) like many of the founders of Social Psychology like Milgram, Zimbardo etc. simply … [Read more...] about Liking and Not Liking in Safety, A Tale of In-Group and Out-Groupness
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An Advanced Understanding of Culture – A Video
When it comes to a discussion on culture, the risk and safety industry leaves out any discussion of the lost critical elements of culture. These are the safety silences on culture (https://safetyrisk.net/category/safety-culture-silences/ ). In SPoR, we propose a completely different understanding … [Read more...] about An Advanced Understanding of Culture – A Video
Suicide Prevention – a Social Psychological Perspective
Suicide Prevention - a Social Psychological Perspective Prelude: In June 2013, I joined the first cohort of students in post-graduate studies in the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR), a program developed and presented by Dr Robert Long and Craig Ashhurst. After 5 years participating in a ‘learning … [Read more...] about Suicide Prevention – a Social Psychological Perspective
Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk
Update: The Book is now FREE to Download HERE All of the videos from the book are now also free to download and watch HERE It is with pleasure we can announce the publication of book 5 in the series on the Social Psychology of Risk - Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk. The book … [Read more...] about Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk
Understanding The Social Psychology of Risk And Safety
Understanding The Social Psychology of Risk And Safety The article is a bit longer than usual and if you would prefer to download a copy for future reference then you can DOWNLOAD HERE: Understanding-the-Social-psychology-of-Risk-and-Safety.docx In response to a number of emails I have … [Read more...] about Understanding The Social Psychology of Risk And Safety
Social Psychology of Risk – Body of Knowledge
Social Psychology of Risk – Body of Knowledge POSTER NEWS Since publishing the poster on the Social Psychology of Risk Body of Knowledge (https://safetyrisk.net/understanding-the-social-psychology-of-risk-and-safety/) I have had many requests to purchase a copy. (More will be given away in … [Read more...] about Social Psychology of Risk – Body of Knowledge
The Link Between Think and Blink
The Link Between Think and Blink I attended another engaging ‘thinking group’ meeting this morning on the Central Coast of NSW in Australia. The meeting was organised by James Ellis, and some new ‘thinkers’ joined us at today’s meeting including; a clinical psychologist who also practices in … [Read more...] about The Link Between Think and Blink
Heretical, Unorthodox and Sacrilegious Safety
Heretical, Unorthodox and Sacrilegious Safety I was training with some people the other day and we had been going about 50 minutes when the GM sitting up the front asked ‘Isn’t this heretical stuff’? I replied ‘it would be if safety was a religion’. The next question soon came from an engineer up … [Read more...] about Heretical, Unorthodox and Sacrilegious Safety
‘Pause and Ponder’ – what we can learn from social psychology academics
‘Pause and Ponder’ – what we can learn from social psychology academics I’ve had the privilege over the past few days to attend the Society of Australasian Social Psychologist (SASP) Annual Conference held in my hometown of Newcastle, NSW. The SASP Conference brought together more than 170 … [Read more...] about ‘Pause and Ponder’ – what we can learn from social psychology academics
Just distract you!
A terrific article by Alan Langstone on LinkedIn Pulse – Alan has just started on the unlearning/learning journey but making great progress Just distract you! Traditional safety has been about rules, discipline and pyramids of power(the high up the ladder the more you know) and pyramids of data … [Read more...] about Just distract you!
