Work-Life and Risk, Feminine Perspectives Recently five women gathered together to talk about the Social Psychology of Risk and the world of work. The day was spent tackling some big questions on the nature of personhood, maturity, wisdom, discernment, discourse, power and risk. During the day … [Read more...] about Work-Life and Risk, Feminine Perspectives
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Embracing Risk
Forward to the book “Real Risk” Risk used to be more prevalent in our society - and I would argue, more viscerally joyful than actually risky in an objective sense; the open door in the old style moving trains or ‘riding the hook’ as the old builders used to do to guide a load up a building site. … [Read more...] about Embracing Risk
The Focus Should Be on Risk, Not Safety
One of the central problems with Safety is its focus on safety, a temporary outcome. The real focus of Safety should be on risk, the permanent and continual presence of uncertainty on outcomes. By focusing on the outcome of safety, the industry misunderstands risk and devalues it and with the … [Read more...] about The Focus Should Be on Risk, Not Safety
Good Luck to the Luck Deniers
Good Luck to the Luck Deniers How was Donald Horne to know in 1964 that when he wrote a simple little book called The Lucky Country he would sell over 2 million copies? That was lucky, a case of the right book at the right time. The book describes Horne’s understanding of what it means to be … [Read more...] about Good Luck to the Luck Deniers
That’s Not a Knife, That’s a Knife
That’s Not a Knife, That’s a Knife Dr Rob Long Sometimes when I get a chance to catch up with my brother Graham I feel like the hoodlum on the streets of New York in Crocodile Dundee. Not that we compete as brothers but when it comes to risk I have a lot to learn from Graham. It’s not until you … [Read more...] about That’s Not a Knife, That’s a Knife
All Risk is Subjective
The latest research confirms what SPoR has known for sometime, that all vision is subjective, objective vision is impossible (https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-philosophy-lab-vision-impossible.html ), just as zero is impossible. Researchers at John Hopkins University found that it's impossible … [Read more...] about All Risk is Subjective
Risk vs Hazard vs Safety
The never ending debate over the difference between a risk and a hazard………..and what is Safety? The poster, courtesy of Dr Rob Long from SPoR, very succinctly and effectively defines each, perhaps slightly differently to what you may have thought or heard before. You wont see words like faith and … [Read more...] about Risk vs Hazard vs Safety
Human Skills for Leadership and Learning in Risk
Human Skills for Leadership and Learning in Risk, Lessons from Building and Construction in Canberra By Dr Robert Long Background The most common approach to cultural transformation is through proclamation and manipulation. However, this rarely works. At the time it sounds straight forward. The … [Read more...] about Human Skills for Leadership and Learning in Risk
The Mechanistic Worldview and the Dehumanisation of Risk
The Mechanistic Worldview and the Dehumanisation of Risk It should be no great surprise to anyone that a huge number of trade-offs have been made by accepting the mechanistic worldview of risk. The narrative in risk over recent history has shifted away from humanising people to that of dehumanising … [Read more...] about The Mechanistic Worldview and the Dehumanisation of Risk
Social Politics of Risk Masterclass Module 14
Social Politics of Risk Masterclass Module 14 Canberra 15,16,17 August 2018 The Centre for Leadership and Learning in Risk is please to announce the delivery of Module 14, The Social Politics of Risk Masterclass. You can download the overview and register here: … [Read more...] about Social Politics of Risk Masterclass Module 14