The Human Risk Podcast
The Human Risk podcast explores the idea of human decision-making as a risk and what we can do to mitigate it.
I speak to people with personal experience of it, those who work to mitigate it and those who research it.
Join me for hour-long episodes in which I look for insights that can help us to learn more about the largest risk facing us all.
Recent Episodes
Dr Bettina Palazzo on Compliance Communication
What’s the most effective way to communicate rules and influence humans to comply with them? On the face of it, just telling people what to do seems like a sensible approach. But what about when those rules have a qualitative …
Matt Ballantine on The Human Side of Technology
What happens when people meet technology? As Artificial Intelligence makes machines appear to be more human, what does that mean for the interactions we have with tech? On this episode, I’m speaking to Matt Ballantine. He has spent spent the …
Kristina Stiles on Burn Prevention
Why did an advertisement for coffee prompt a nurse to contact the company to ask them to withdraw it? The answer is that the nurse in question has 20 years experience in burn care, and the advertisement — for the …
Jenny-Joy Kreindl on Leadership Communication
What’s the difference between a leader that communicates well and one that doesn’t? We’ve all seen examples of leaders who are terrible at communicating — whether it’s politicians that can’t find the right words or those nightmare bosses who fail …
Dr Kirsty Sedgman on Being Unreasonable
What do we mean when we say that someone is being unreasonable? On the face of it, the person we're describing has either broken a rule or a social norm. But what are we basing that on? My guest Dr …
Professor Magda Osman on Misinformation
Why might seeking to ban misinformation, be a bad idea? On this episode, I’m returning to a subject I’ve looked at before, with a guest I’ve spoken to before! She’s Professor Magda Osman — if you’ve not heard her previous …
Dr Siegfried Hoenle on Positive Leadership
In times of uncertainty and change, what do we need from leaders? On this episode, I'm speaking to Dr Siegfried Hoenle, a leadership expert whose approach to leadership is relentlessly positive. Siegfried believes that leaders need to deliver their...
Professor Magda Osman on Compliance, Coercion & Competence
What do Compliance, Coercion and Competence have to do with each other? They’re all subjects I talk about with my guest Professor Magda Osman who manages to weave all three topics together. Compliance is all about exploring the challenges of...
Chris Houghton on Circularity
What is circularity, and why does it matter? As we seek to manage the climate emergency, companies are being challenged to play their part in being more sustainable. Which is where the concept of circularity comes in. This is the …
Nick Chatrath on AI & Leadership
As we enter the Age of Artificial Intelligence, what role will humans play? On this episode, I'm speaking to leadership expert and coach Nick Chatrath. He's a former colleague of mine and the author of a new book called 'Threshold: …
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