The foundation for understanding the psychology of blame is not with the action of blaming but rather the nature of fallibility (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/fallibility-risk-living-uncertainty/). The real challenge is not to focus on the action of blame but rather Everyday Social … [Read more...] about The Problem of Blame for Fallible People
Robert Long
The Theology of Blame from Safety Science
Listening to two theological amateurs and ‘safety science’ people talk about: atonement (I’m not a Jew), ritual, repentance, ‘spiritual need’, ‘spiritual resilience’, confession (I’m not a Catholic), learning and forgiveness is not something I would recommend to anyone. This was recommended to me, … [Read more...] about The Theology of Blame from Safety Science
Everyday Social Resilience, The Semiotic Wave
Download your free copy of Everyday Social Resilience Being In Risk Download the whole article here: Everyday Social Resilience Wave Introduction If we remember that Everyday Social Resilience is a process, disposition and orientation then, this chapter will provide skills, models and methods to … [Read more...] about Everyday Social Resilience, The Semiotic Wave
Real Winners
Real Winners Dr Rob Long has announced the winners of our “Tell a Discerning Safety Story Competition”. There were lots of great entries and it is refreshing to know that there are lots of people out there who have a good appreciation of Real Risks. All winners receive a copy of Rob’s New Book: … [Read more...] about Real Winners
Zero, The Recipe for Anxiety, Fear, Shame and Blame
When one’s language and ideology is zero, no one can ever be good enough. When anything is anchored to perfection (https://www.nicabm.com/program/fb-perfectionism-15/) the by-products are: shame, blame, anxiety, fear and harm. Perfectionism is a mental health disorder and one that Safety … [Read more...] about Zero, The Recipe for Anxiety, Fear, Shame and Blame
Ditch the Swiss-Cheese if You Want to Understand Causality
The swiss-cheese metaphor and semiotic is NOT a scientific or logical model of representative connection to reality. The swiss-cheese is a concoction of James Reason to try and explain his linear worldview of accidents and prevention. We saw this recently with Cooper’s identical model … [Read more...] about Ditch the Swiss-Cheese if You Want to Understand Causality
No ‘Taming’ or ‘Fixing’ Wicked Problems
I see with amusement a recent discussion in safety about complexity complete with the mythical swiss-cheese, that some rule can ‘tame’ complexity. All such discussion ignores research on ‘wicked-problems’ that has been about since the 1960s. The idea of a ‘wicked problem’ first emerged from … [Read more...] about No ‘Taming’ or ‘Fixing’ Wicked Problems
Change in Safety and Cognitive Dissonance
It is rare that any change or shift in worldview comes without discomfort and Cognitive Dissonance. Cognitive Dissonance is more than just discomfort and, invokes a threat to identity, belonging and worldview. Cognitive Dissonance was first explained by Leon Festinger. Festinger (1919-1989) is a … [Read more...] about Change in Safety and Cognitive Dissonance
Preventing Mistakes, Ooops! DROPS!
It’s simply amusing to observe organisations in safety, offering ‘prevention programs’ for the natural status of fallibility. Here is the big promise: ‘we are the only ones that can stop mistakes and error!’ Really? Come in spinner, yet another con in the safety industry. Any language that speaks … [Read more...] about Preventing Mistakes, Ooops! DROPS!
Workshops Dr Nippin Anand – Hong Kong, Singapore, Canberra, Melbourne
Dr Nippin Anand (https://novellus.solutions/) will be conducting workshops in Hong Kong, Singapore, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth in May 2024. You can find and register for all these events here: https://novellus.solutions/events/ Nippin will also be one of the key speakers at the annual SPoR … [Read more...] about Workshops Dr Nippin Anand – Hong Kong, Singapore, Canberra, Melbourne