# Beyond Metrics

*Tom Geraghty · Measurement, Models & Critique, Stories & Cases*

Uses John Snow's 1854 cholera map as a case study in going beyond quantitative metrics to find answers that numbers obscure. Argues that what matters often can't be measured, and that over-reliance on metrics produces measurement-shaped knowledge rather than reality-shaped knowledge.

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## Connected concepts (11)

- [Thinking About Process Safety Indicators](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/hopkins-2009.md) (paper)
- [Principles of Ethical Measurement](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/principles-of-ethical-measurement-in-organisations.md)
- [Qualitative Measurement of PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/qualitative-measurement-of-psychological-safety.md)
- [The Strange Confidence of 360° Feedback](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-strange-confidence-of-360-degree-feedback.md)
- [Goodhart's / Cobra Effect](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/goodharts-law-campbells-law-and-the-cobra-effect.md)
- [Measuring PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/measure-psychological-safety.md)
- [PS Index Critique](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-psychological-safety-index-a-critical-look.md)
- [Streetlight Effect](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-streetlight-effect.md)
- [Counterfactuals](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/counterfactuals.md)
- [Social Science vs Epidemiology](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/social_science_epidemiological.md)
- [Understanding Variation](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/understanding-variation.md)