Most people in the safety and risk game should know the name of Nassim Taleb, author and maverick mathematician of Black Swan … [Read more...] about Taleb Wisdom, and Rationality
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Talking Risk Video–Anti-Fragility
Talking Risk Video–Anti-Fragility Dave Whitefield and James Ellis have a conversation on the couch around the concept of anti-fragility. They pose the question: “What is the opposite of … [Read more...] about Talking Risk Video–Anti-Fragility
Military Metaphors in Safety
Military Metaphors in Safety Check out Rob’s new book: Following-Leading in Risk Weick (1979) tells us that organizing is ‘a consensually validated grammar for reducing equivocality by means of … [Read more...] about Military Metaphors in Safety
Nonsense Curves and Pyramids
Nonsense Curves and Pyramids Safety likes nothing more than curves and pyramids, nothing so exciting as parading out the Bradley Curve or Heinrich’s Pyramid to get the troops excited about failure … [Read more...] about Nonsense Curves and Pyramids
