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- What is the organization hoping to accomplish with the intervention?
- Who is the target of this intervention (e.g. employees, managers, etc.)?
- What population is this intervention intended for? (e.g. type of organization or industry)?
- What problem does this intervention seek to solve, and/or what positive outcome does this intervention seek to enhance or create?
2. Has the presenter adequately described the components of the intervention?
- What are the psychological (or physical) mechanisms this intervention seeks to impact? (e.g. Would it work by creating positive habits of attention? By increasing self-efficacy? By causing a positive physiological shift?)
- What are the expected outcomes and practical results you would anticipate from its implementation? (e.g. Would it result in more positive emotions? Greater productivity at work? Reduced crime rates?)
3. Has the presenter provided empirical and theoretical evidence for the intervention?
4. Has the presenter made a strong case for his or her intervention?
5. Does the implementation plan seem well thought-out and appropriate for the population? If the team already implemented the plan, did they adequately describe their thought-process and learning?
6. Do the expected outcomes seem supported by evidence? If the team already tested the intervention, were the outcomes well measured and explained? Do you think this intervention would work with other populations?
Great idea Darragh. I believe that many incidents and accidents in the utility infrastructure construction and maintenance industry are probably caused by inattention to task and lack of focus.
You have my vote for your intervention. It will be interseting to see the results of your research.
John Gilday
John, thank you for your vote! I introduced the concept of Mindfulness-Based Safety to the Western Canadian Oil & Gas Industry at their safety conference this past week. I am very hopeful it gains some traction.
A really valuable idea Darragh. Thanks for your commitment to this very important workplace issue. Cheers, Dina
Thank you Dina!
Hello Darragh. Very interesting idea to address a very important workplace issue. Congratulations.
I wonder if you are planning to measure mindfulness increase with a pre-post questionnaire. I think could be interesting to compare differences on this psychological ability between the three groups. What do you think about that?
Thank you and good luck!
Hello Mr. Alberto.
Thank you for your comments and inquiry. Yes – absolutely! I have been thinking about applying The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ; Baer, Smith, Hopkins, Krietemeyer, & Toney, 2006; Baer et al., 2008). Have you insights on another recommendation?
~With Joy,
Darrah
Hi Darrah. I think this is a good questionnaire to measure mindfulness. I used it on my research.It is a validated and investigated tool.
Wow, you have an interesting job and it’s wonderful to see how you are using your MAPP to generate a new type of intervention to promote greater safety. Your presentation provides a compelling case for the need for an expanded focus and show how the inner workings of our mind can compromise safety. The decision to zoom in on mind wandering makes a lot of sense and you provide past research on the negative effect of mind wandering in workplaces (e.g., aviation). Your intervention aims to cultivate mindfulness, so that workers are better able to see the inner and outer distractions, and thus have less mind wandering and more on task focus. The way you plan to assess the effects of the mindfulness-based safety intervention are clear. Sending more workers home safely is an important and noble goal that you are working towards. Well done!
Hello Professor Lea,
Thank you very much for your interest and excitement around my proposed intervention – it means a lot coming from such an accomplished Positive Psychology researcher and innovator as yourself! I am closely following the research you and your collaborators are doing – especially in the mindfulness field.
~ With Joy,
Darrah
Darragh! Your intervention touched my heart. We have so many “Unsafe Acts”, emotional states, in many work places here in Mexico, specially with truck drivers and fireworks creators and distributers, that they are on the news eve very day. I dream that in the near future your intervention can be introduced to truck driver’s companies, and to entire towns and communities who work all year producing “rockets” (cohetes in Spanish) and fireworks for entertainment and religious and theme celebrations. Thank you!
Hello!
I am bought into your dream! There are so many industries where I believe mindfulness can support the safety of our workers. Part of the challenge (at least in my industry) is how to package it in a way that is accepted and engaged in the workforce. I am currently partnering on this with a safety professional – and we aim to target the more typically rough and tough industries: oil & gas, construction, . . . trucking would be a great addition!
~ With Joy,
Darrah
Darrah, thank you for presenting your intervention so clearly. Enhancing situational awareness and saftey by reducing mind wandering through attention-focused meditation could be important for many industries. Do you have a specific attention-focused meditation in mind? What research supports the plan to practice meditation for 5 minutes, twice daily? And for how long will participants keep this up? Hopefully we can continue this discussion within the WOD.