1. What is excess regulation doing to us all? Robert Sams Psychology of Risk Conference 25 March 2015 2. A Quick Social Psychology Introduction 3. What is Regulation? 4. Once complete, the enactment of the WHS laws will result in all Australian workers being protected by the same set of safety laws, and more importantly, being afford the highest standard of safety protection in Australian history (p.vii) 983 pages which is supposed to be the summary document! 5. A deeper perspective 6. Technique is the totality of methods rationally arrived at and having absolute efficiency in every field of human activity (p. xxv) 7. What is Excess? 8. What does excess of anything do to us? 9. Not understanding what the rule of technique is doing to him and his world, modern man is beset by anxiety and a feeling of insecurity (p. vii) The conflict of propaganda takes place of the debate of ideas (p. vii) 10. How does this play out in society? 11. A Focus on Control Binary Thinking Motivating Through Fear Obedience not Following Leads to: 12. Lets see it in practice 13. Because people who do things we cant make sense of are idiots, right..? 14. More regulation, means we are more serious = solution? 15. When regulation is all you have, you just need more of it right? What is excess regulation doing to us all? 16. Research & Evidence 17. Reflecting 18. Our Introduction What did you learn about each other? Why was this so? Where there any constraints? How did you feel? 19. Doing Things Differently A Case Study 20. Critical Question? How do cope with the excess? 21. Be aware that excess Controls us and restricts freedom Stifles creativity and learning Creates addiction for more 22. Regulation isnt going away So how can we cope? Critical thinking first, regulation second Create space for imagination Be aware of, & let go of control Less binary - think trade-offs and by-products Reflection to sense-make 23. www.dolphyn.com.au Robert Sams Ph: 0424 037 112 Psychology of Risk Conference 25 March 2015