This is a presentation that i shared with new students studying the Social Psychology of Risk at the Australian Catholic University in Canberra, Australia. I am a post-graduate study in this program of learning also, having commenced my studies under Dr Robert Long in May 2012. I was privileged to be invited to share my learning adventure story with the new Cohort of Students as they commenced their learning journey. In just under two short years, I have learnt so much, and sharing my learning with others is a great way for it to continue. I'd love to hear if you have any questions or would like to know any further details about the post-graduate program in the Social Psychology of Risk

1. A Learning adventure in
understanding risk and people
Robert Sams
06 March 2015
Australian Catholic University
Social Psychology and Risk – Cohort Three

2. Key Question
How can we influence if we don’t understand how
humans make judgments and decisions?
• what were they thinking?
• why did they do that?
• why didn’t they think?
• how could you think that?

3. The start of the journey
Yep, that was me!

4. The start of my adventure

5. Looking deeper

8. Control
Binary
Fear
When safety is all about:

9. Maturing at work
and as a person

10. The Adventure
I’m proud to be associated with

11. Putting things into
practice

12. What we can learn about risk from a line?
• Framing
• Priming
• Bias
• Perception
• Subjective
• Imagination

13. No more tools
No more bureaucracy
No new systems
Use the ones you have better
Engage, connect, listen
Dialogue, Influence, Relationships
Be a culture change agent
The Psychosocial Safety Message

14. Layers of Hazards and Risks
Workspace Headspace Groupspace
Primary
Physical
Secondary
Psychological
Tertiary
Cultural

18. What are you looking for?

20. Some of the things I do
differently

23. Being a Student
Learning & Unlearning
“It’s not much like a Uni course if you’re
not much like a student”

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