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Author: Steven Shorrock

This blog is written by Dr Steven Shorrock. I work as an transdisciplinary humanistic-systems practitioner in safety critical industries. I blog in a personal capacity. Views expressed here are mine and not those of any affiliated organisation. Fellow of the British Psychological Society (FBPsS) | Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) | Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist (CErgHF) | BSc (Hons) MSc (Eng) PhD LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/steveshorrock/ | Email: contact[at]humanisticsystems[dot]com
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Six Thinking Hats for Safety

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 20/02/201419/03/2023

Almost a year ago on the safetydifferently blog, Sidney Dekker asked “Can safety renew itself?“.…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Maslow’s Hammer: How Tools Bias Attention and Straightjacket Thinking

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 18/12/201327/03/2023

In May 2013, Edition 5 of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)…

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  • Humanistic Psychology

Déformation Professionnelle: How Profession Distorts Perspective

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 12/12/201317/03/2023

So, what do you do? If you work in a health and safety role, there…

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  • Culture

“Are We the Baddies?!” Symbols and Organisational Cultures

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 08/11/201320/03/2023

Once your own culture becomes invisible to you, you know you have become a victim…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

The HAL 9000 Explanation: “It Can Only Be Attributable to Human Error”

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 26/10/201310/03/2023

In 2001: A Space Odyssey, there is a problem aboard Discovery One. The HAL 9000…

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  • Culture

The Principles of Punk Rock at Work

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 05/10/201320/03/2023

About the time I was born, a new musical genre emerged. Disillusioned with the rock…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

‘Human error’: The Handicap of Human Factors, Safety and Justice

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 21/09/201310/03/2023

“Oh my God. I told those guys at safety that it was dangerous and one day we would lose concentration and pay for it. I already told those guys at safety that it was very dangerous! We are human and this can happen to us. This curve is inhuman!”

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  • Culture

Safety Culture Cards Application: Exploring Experiences Using Schein’s Cycle

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 26/08/201324/04/2023

The safety culture discussion cards are now in use in a number of countries within…

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  • Systems Thinking

Target Culture: Lessons in Unintended Consequences

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 02/07/201324/03/2023

By Steven Shorrock & Tony Licu The text in this article first appeared in HindSight…

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  • Systems Thinking

Goats in Sheep Pens

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 26/06/201320/03/2023

When I was younger, my family had a smallholding with a few animals including chickens, ducks,…

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This blog is written by Dr Steven Shorrock. I work as an transdisciplinary humanistic-systems practitioner in safety critical industries. I blog in a personal capacity. Views expressed here are mine and not those of any affiliated organisation.

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