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Welcome learners!
We are supporting the launch of the “Understanding and Communicating Risk” together with our collaborators from Risk know-how, Sense about Science and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation. The course is available for free for individuals looking to develop skills and knowledge to understand risk perceptions and communicate risk in order to improve decision making.
Learn how to perceive and understand risks and master the tools to communicate risk information effectively to help people make better decisions in the face of risks. The materials provide an introduction to how people perceive and understand risks in their everyday lives and how to communicate risk information to help people make better decisions.
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Course Description
People make decisions in the face of uncertainty every day, whether trivial or life-changing. The course materials explains what lies behind individual risk perceptions and provides tools to help individuals and communities communicate about risk more effectively. Access the materials here.
Highlights
- Introduction to key concepts and metrics of risk
- Drivers that lead people to exaggerate or under-estimate certain risks
- Application of concepts in three domains: health, climate and environment and technology.
Format
Led by the team from the LRF Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk at NUS, this course features videos, real-life examples and quizzes to help make learning accessible and engaging. You will also access exclusive lectures from global experts in the field, Paul Slovic and Robin Gregory.
Learning Outcomes
- How to interpret risk information to make better informed decisions and manage risks in everyday situations
- The language and metrics of risk assessment to convey risk accurately to stakeholders
- The factors that shape people’s risk perceptions
- Techniques and strategies to communicate risk creatively and engagingly
- What people around the world consider their top risks right, based on the latest research
- How to gather information about public risk perceptions
- Key lessons from decades of research and experience in communicating risks
- Methods to design and evaluate effective risk communications
- Application of understanding and communicating risks in the health, climate and technology sectors