In Weick’s first book (1979 second edition), he begins his discussion on organising based around a selection of narratives and a ‘grook’ (p.14). A grook (pronounced ‘gruk’) is an aphoristic poem associated with the Danish philosopher Piet Hein. They estimate that Hein wrote over 10,000 of these poems (https://briefpoems.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/grooks-brief-poems-by-piet-hein/). Hein’s grooks were often accompanied with… Read More Weick’s Grook and The Authority/Power Myth

I was in Amsterdam last week and I experienced two profound lessons in Ethics and within 10 minutes. The first one came from a taxi driver. He was speaking about the ongoing situation in the Middle East and how it has changed his perception about life in Dubai. ‘Everyone used to think Dubai was a… Read More Ethics of risk – SafetyRisk.net

If you’d like to study Philosophy and Risk, registrations for the free workshops close on the 7th (https://safetyrisk.net/is-there-a-philosophy-of-risk-and-safety/). If you would like to learn the basics of philosophy you can register here: admin@spor.com.au. We have 30 registrations across 12 countries, so it will be lots of fun in learning and sharing. We can squeeze in… Read More Poor Old Soren, You’ve Got the Wrong Style

Originally posted on June 20, 2016 @ 11:16 AM quotable quote: “The use of silly and meaningless safety language matters, it creates a distraction and delusion that safety and risk are being addressed. We may feel good about speaking such words but they dumb down culture and distract people from taking safety seriously”. All Injuries… Read More All Injuries are Preventable and Other Silly Safety Sayings