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Learning Wisdom from the Collective Unconscious

January 19, 2019 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

Learning Wisdom from the Collective Unconscious It was C.G Jung who named the ideas, language, aesthetics, art, dance, myth, symbols, values, artefacts and song shared between cultures as the ‘collective unconscious’. It is in these that we find the true meaning of culture. In 2018 I was asked to … [Read more...] about Learning Wisdom from the Collective Unconscious

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: collective mindfulness, unconscious

Actions in ‘Bad Faith’

November 8, 2017 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Actions in ‘Bad Faith’ Dan Petersen writes at the start of Chapter 8 in Human-Error Reduction and Safety Management (p. 109): ‘The decision to err, or to work unsafely, is often a very logical choice that is made either consciously or unconsciously by the worker.’ Of course this is a non-sense, … [Read more...] about Actions in ‘Bad Faith’

Filed Under: Behaviour Based Safety, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: dan petersen, human erro, unconscious

The Sully Effect

December 2, 2016 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

The Sully Effect I wrote recently about the Bradbury Effect that is, the delusion that there is no chance, luck, randomness and fundamental attribution error. A critical part of the Bradbury effect is the attribution of value to denial in the light of hindsight bias. It’s amazing how smart we … [Read more...] about The Sully Effect

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: arational, unconscious

Scenario Learning in Risk and Safety

November 8, 2016 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

Scenario Learning in Risk and Safety One of the best ways of learning safety is through scenarios. Scenarios are constructed to either replicate real situations to maximize perception of recognizable cues or, to enhance the imagination of possibilities. One of the greatest capabilities a safety … [Read more...] about Scenario Learning in Risk and Safety

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Lead and Lag Indicators, Learning, Robert Long, Safety Training, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: drills, imagination, learning, resilience, scenario learning, unconscious

Semiotics and the Unconscious Messages We Send

August 1, 2015 by Admin 7 Comments

Semiotics and the Unconscious Messages We Send I’ve just returned from another mind blowing few days with Dr Rob Long, Craig Ashhurst and a great group of cohorts, as part of my studies for the Graduate Certificate in the Psychology of Risk. This unit was:  “Communicating and Consulting About … [Read more...] about Semiotics and the Unconscious Messages We Send

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Semiotics, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: semiotics, unconscious

The Unconscious and the Soap Dispenser

December 10, 2014 by Max Geyer 38 Comments

The Unconscious and the Soap Dispenser I just came from a “Thinking Group” meeting where the topic of conversation was around conscious and unconscious thinking and about how our unconscious takes care of many of our decisions as we go about our day. In particular we talked about how when … [Read more...] about The Unconscious and the Soap Dispenser

Filed Under: Max Geyer, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: behaviours, thinking group, unconscious

THE INFLUENCE OF VISUAL STIMULI ON THE UNCONSCIOUS

February 10, 2014 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

This is one of the assignments from the Post Grad in Psychology of Risk being run by Dr Rob Long (more details about the course here) Felix has given me permission to send it to you, if you think readers would be interested. THE INFLUENCE OF VISUAL STIMULI ON THE UNCONSCIOUS by Felix Cheng – Oct … [Read more...] about THE INFLUENCE OF VISUAL STIMULI ON THE UNCONSCIOUS

Filed Under: Robert Long, Semiotics, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: psychology, rob long, unconscious, visual stimuli

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