I’m serious. And actually, you’re right not to care about it. Let’s face it, it’s not like we’re building La Sagrada Familia or something that grandiose. While the idea is that if we do our job right, lots of people will benefit. It’s neigh-on impossible for anyone to come along 100+ years later and wander […]
How architecture can save your life…or get you killed
I’d originally planned to write a different email today, but in doing some quick research to make sure I wasn’t being loopy, I found something I wanted to share with you. The excerpt below is one of many recollections of Col. Francis Harold Potter, USAF, I ran across: === In 1957 I was flying B-52’s […]
The shift from “map SABSA” to “use SABSA”
I’ve been having quite a number of conversations recently with people about their experiences with putting SABSA in practice. I know I did this in 2017-2018, but these are new conversations, so some new insights are emerging. An interesting conversation I had yesterday with a couple of people highlighted a pretty big perception problem. And […]
Psychology, safety and SABSA domains
As much as we like to deny it, our primal, animal brains control a lot more of our life than the average person who considers themselves civilized and educated would care to admit. And if you doubt this, just look at the TV news, or especially scroll through social media feeds or read the comments […]
Is your SABSA stuck in the mud?
During the research I did last year reaching out to SABSA practitioners, one of the things that kept coming up over and over again was that people were having a really hard time trying to get started with SABSA in their own environments. And this isn’t just with people who take the course and try […]
