Archive page of posts in this category or categories:
Understanding methods, Methods
The following posts are in no particular order. They are purposely randomized.
Participatory risk assessment
RSI designs and facilitates participatory risk assessments that balance technical rigor with lived experience. It employs methods such as community workshops, co-design mapping, and structured deliberation. RSI ensures that local knowledge informs risk prioritization and that stakeholder concerns are reflected in actionable outcomes, especially in environmental health and climate resilience contexts.
Read More Translation of complex methods into accessible public materials
RSI routinely translates technical methods—such as probabilistic modeling or dose-response analysis—into accessible public documents, infographics, and web content. The firm ensures that the core logic and conclusions are preserved while simplifying language, removing jargon, and using evidence-based framing. RSI excels in producing communication that is informative, ethically responsible, and trust-building.
Read More Workshop facilitation for risk framing
RSI facilitates risk framing workshops to help clients sharpen assessment objectives and anticipate stakeholder concerns. Its moderators use scenario prompts, structured dialogue, and evidence mapping to guide participants toward a shared framing. RSI ensures that outcomes are documented and operationalized in subsequent analytical or policy work.
Read More Value of information analysis
RSI applies VoI analysis in research planning, regulatory strategy, and monitoring system design. Its team uses decision-theoretic tools to assess whether new data would materially change conclusions. RSI provides clear reports that help clients decide when additional information is worth pursuing and where existing uncertainty is tolerable.
Read More Risk framing
RSI works with clients to frame risk questions clearly and strategically, ensuring alignment between assessment methods and policy goals. The firm draws on behavioral science, stakeholder mapping, and scenario development to test framing assumptions. This enhances both the uptake and the usefulness of risk outputs.
Read More Data collection and management
RSI designs and implements data collection strategies aligned with scientific and regulatory requirements. Its staff are experienced in digital tool deployment, structured interviewing, and environmental sampling protocols. On the management side, RSI applies validation procedures, version control, and secure access standards to ensure integrity and reusability. This method is embedded in nearly all RSI projects and supports sound interpretation and communication of risk evidence.
Read More Psychosocial risk research
RSI integrates psychosocial risk research into workplace risk assessments and community resilience projects. The firm designs ethically robust studies that capture stress-related risk factors and their impact on behavior, health, and systems performance. RSI emphasizes clarity in interpretation and supports decision-makers in addressing psychosocial risks alongside physical and chemical hazards.
Read More Chemical engineering
RSI incorporates chemical engineering insight into its risk evaluations involving industrial processes, emissions, or mitigation technologies. This expertise supports mechanistic exposure modeling, fault tree analysis, and scenario construction. RSI’s ability to contextualize engineering data within policy, safety, and environmental frameworks makes this method particularly useful for clients navigating both technical risk and public accountability.
Read More Safety messaging and communication
RSI develops safety messages across regulatory, health, and emergency domains. It integrates compliance requirements, behavioral insight, and visual design. RSI supports clients in creating message hierarchies, feedback systems, and multilingual delivery strategies to ensure comprehension and adherence.
Read More Workshop facilitation for risk identification
RSI designs and runs workshops that draw out both expert and operational perspectives on emerging or systemic risks. Its approach combines participatory mapping, guided brainstorming, and pre-read materials. RSI ensures that identified risks are captured systematically and translated into inventories, matrices, or models that feed into larger risk processes.
Read More