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December 20, 2018December 20, 2018

When ‘Hearts and Minds’ are not ‘Hearts and Minds’

When ‘Hearts and Minds’ are not ‘Hearts and Minds’ One of the profound findings of current neurophysiological and neuropsychological research is that the human person is an embodied mind, not a behaviourist computer on top of a body. Research by: Damasio - The Feeling of What Happens; Descartes Error Varela - The Embodied Mind Claxton …

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January 31, 2017March 28, 2019

The Triarchic Mind, Risk and Safety

The Triarchic Mind, Risk and Safety So much of how we think about decision making is centred on the brain. The common misconception is that the brain is a mainframe computer that directs actions. This is how binary reductionist thinking operates. The human will is centred here in the brain, that way ‘safety is a …

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September 11, 2016June 23, 2018

Triarchic Thinking and Risk

Triarchic Thinking and Risk The language and symbols of the risk and safety industry are plagued with everything binary. The imagined certainty of black and white thinking in a random and fallible world affords the idea that human behavior is predictable and mechanical. Nothing is more delusional than the notion that anything human is both …

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