“Living with” uncertainty, complexity, and new expectations
Climate change, digitalization, globalization, financialization, the restructuring of markets and companies, the rise of platform-based models, economic and (geo)political tensions... the world is changing radically and rapidly.
The management and governance of safety will inevitably be affected — and in many cases, they already are.
Why is this theme important?
The observation of multiple shifts — some of them unprecedented in scale and/or speed — has led Foncsi to initiate a broad, systemic reflection on the impact of these major changes on safety: climate change, digitalization, globalization, financialization, the restructuring of markets and companies, the rise of platform-based models, and economic and (geo)political tensions.
These changes could profoundly call into question the role of safety, the ways in which it is managed, the theoretical foundations established in the past, and the practices in place at all levels — from frontline operators to governance bodies.
First output
Industrial safety in the age of “living with”
Uncertainty, complexity and rising expectations
A Reflection Initiative
International Academic Workshops
Since 2024, the Foncsi team has been engaging with international experts on this topic, based on the “Cahier” that was published.
Several discussion workshops have been organized, both online and in person:
- April 24, 2024, with Jane Hayes & Benoît Journé
- April 25, 2024, with Dave Woods, Steven Shorrock & Stian Antonsen
- June 18–19, 2024, in Oslo (Norway), with Tor Olav Nævestad, Jan Hayes, Ulla Forseth, Kristine Vedal Størkersen, Kenneth Pettersen, Torgeir Kolstø Haavik, Petter Almklov, Tor Olav Grøtan, Stian Antonsen & Matthieu Branlat.
- January 29, 2025, with the NeTWork experts at the Royaumont Abbey (Val-d’Oise, France): Gudela Grote, Teemu Reimann, Jean-Christophe Le Coze, Mathilde Bourrier, Siri Wiig, Marc Baumgartner & Catherine Calderwood.
Workshop and foresight day with sponsors and partners
On March 25, 2025, Foncsi hosted around forty people — sponsors, partners, and community members — at its premises to engage in workshops discussing global changes and their impacts on industrial safety.
Learn more about this workshop day
Summary of the workshop day
Discover in the summary of this workshop day (in French) the key issues raised and the avenues proposed by the participants.
Relive the highlights of the day in video
(in French)