A culture that listens with empathy.
That sees mistakes as opportunities to learn, heal, and move forward as one.
True safety begins when we shift from blame to understanding.
When we lead with moral ambition and build environments where people thrive.
Sidney invites us to see beyond the outdated paradigms that limit us.
To enhance our approach with compassion and context.
Sidney invites us to do Safety Differently.
Take an inside look at Sidney’s Safety Differently principles in action.
Sidney’s teachings are an invitation to rethink what it means to be safe. He calls on leaders, policymakers, and frontline workers to create a new kind of safety culture. One where compassion and empathy are woven into the very fabric of our operations.
Ranked in the top 1% most influential scientists worldwide, Sidney is a globally sought-after keynote speaker, known for his powerful, inspiring (and sometimes provocative) presentations.
Sidney and his team embed themselves inside your organization, gathering and analyzing real-time data so you can make meaningful improvements.
Sidney’s 30 years of experience in human factors helps you uncover the why behind incidents, gain actionable insights, and build future resilience.
Sidney’s adaptive, cross-disciplinary expertise is invaluable when navigating the aftermath of incidents, planning, developing strategies and roadmaps, leading safety stand downs, and providing expert testimony.
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Sidney is Professor and Director of the Safety Science Innovation Lab at Griffith University in Brisbane Australia, as well as Programme Director of the Graduate Certificate in Safety Leadership. This is the graduate degree in Safety Differently and Restorative Just Culture, unique in the world, where students get to study with the master. Students can enrol from anywhere in the world, and are welcome to have their application considered by the University on professional merits even if they do not have prior academic experience or qualifications. The entire program is one year, part-time, but students can study at a slower pace as well.
Sidney’s journey into the heart of safety began in the reflective spaces of personal loss and discovery. Here, in his life’s seminal moments, he forged his commitment to redefine safety through a profoundly human lens. In his work as a respected professor, author, pilot, and chaplain, Sidney has explored the complex interplay between human behaviour and systemic safety for over three decades. His ‘Safety Differently’ and ‘Restorative Just Culture’ principles have set a new standard in safety, offering a fresh perspective that lights the way to a more compassionate future.
