Social Psychology of Risk Doability One of the recurring criticisms appropriated towards all I do is that the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) is not doable. Remarkably this comes strongest from people who have never done anything in SPoR. SPoR is about putting more energy and activity into what works rather than simply producing more […]
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Report on SPoR Convention 2018
Report on SPoR Convention 2018 The growth and development of the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) Community (https://spor.com.au/) was demonstrated this week in the success of the first Convention held in Canberra. Every state, territory and New Zealand were represented in the gathering with heaps of fun and learning focused on the practice of SPoR […]
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Social Psychology of Risk in Canada
Social Psychology of Risk in Canada What a wonderful few weeks in Canada at Vancouver, Whistler and Calgary. So much fun sharing the work of SPoR and challenging boundaries and practice in safety. This is the second visit to Canada and momentum is growing in interest to humanize safety practice. The workshops this time had […]
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Safety as a Patriarchal Activity
Safety as a Patriarchal Activity One of the concerns of the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) is with Patriarchy. Patriarchy is about more than just men exorcising power. It is about the organizing of power according to masculinist discourse. Discourse is about the way power is embedded in language and the trajectory of such language. […]
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New Social Psychology of Risk Website
New Social Psychology of Risk Website The Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) has a new website and home: https://spor.com.au/ This complements the workplace risk and safety training website Human Dymensions (HD): https://www.humandymensions.com/ and the academic studies website The Centre for the Leadership and Learning in Risk (CLLR) https://cllr.com.au/ All three websites are integrated across practical, […]
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Right and Wrong in Safety
Right and Wrong in Safety Safety is fundamentally a moral and ethical activity. Any desire for a ‘good’ or a virtue, necessitates an ethic. Unfortunately, even in how Safety shapes its own identity it doesn’t know nor consciously articulate an ethic. Even the brand of ‘professional’ demands an ethic. (It ought be remembered too that […]
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Envisioning Risk in Canada
Envisioning Risk in Canada As I landed in Vancouver enjoying the snow-capped Rockies and myriad of islands, I wondered about meeting the ‘safety heretic’. After landing with a smashed bag and seeking a replacement I meet Jeff Lyth and we chatted about falling out with ‘the faith’ and about worldviews. This was my first meeting […]
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International Workshops – Belgium
International Workshops – Belgium This is to advise of some special opportunities for people in Belgium to experience training and presentations in the Social Psychology of Risk. See details below: Belgium 2 & 3 July 2018 Dr Long will be presenting workshops in Leuven, Belgium on 2,3 July 2018. The focus of the workshop will […]
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Transdisciplinary Safety
Transdisciplinary Safety In the latest issue of The Risk Magazine in the Future of Risk Edition (No. 3 March 2018, p.44) I argued that the future of risk must embrace transdisciplinarity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transdisciplinarity ). It is interesting that the binary view that currently dominates safety even interprets this transdisciplinary call as an ‘either-or’ view. A transdisciplinary […]
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Like a Collective Brain Snap
Like a Collective Brain Snap See the followup: How Groupthink Works This is a blog that will only mean something to those who follow cricket. In Australia Cricket is not just a game, it is a semiotic that has significance well beyond the game. Australians find legends in the game of Cricket that go well […]
