Research for a more human tomorrow
Understand systems.
Help people flourish.
Inquiry into the conditions that reduce human suffering and expand human capability.
Research areas
Different perspectives.
A more complete picture.
JRI explores the interconnections between people, organizations and the broader systems in which they live and work.
Human Performance & Safety
People, work and environments that support safe, healthy and effective performance.
Explore this area →Systems & Organizational Learning
How organizations and systems learn, adapt and become more human-centered.
Explore this area →Human Flourishing
Conditions that reduce suffering and expand human capability.
Explore this area →Research to Practice
Translating inquiry into useful applications and evaluating their effects.
Explore this area →Featured study
Project 1 · Study 001
Human Performance
within ANSI/ASSP Z10.
BETA test
Project overview only. Study protocol and independent ethics-review arrangements are not finalized.
JRI’s first research project explores implementing Human Performance within an ANSI/ASSP Z10–based safety management system and evaluating implementation, organizational learning, worker participation, and control effectiveness.
View the study overview →Independent voluntary survey · Collection open
How is safety experienced
at work in America?
An ongoing voluntary study among U.S. workers, with no scheduled end date, using NOSACQ-50 and quarterly reporting periods. No independent ethics review is claimed.
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Inquiry today.
A more human tomorrow.
JRI is an independent research initiative. Its institutional framework is established; the research program and independent ethics oversight are not yet established.
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