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People in Control: A Conversation With Captain James Burnell

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Seeing the People In Control

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The Wrong Kidney

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“Why Are We Having More Incidents?” Causal Loops in Reactions to Unwanted Events

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“Why Aren’t They Reporting Incidents?” Influences on Reporting Behaviour

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Human Performance in the Spotlight: ‘Human Error’ and ‘Honest Mistakes’

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Diversity of Thought: Surviving and Thriving in a Changing World

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A Desk Is a Dangerous Place From Which to Watch the World

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Work-As-Imagined Solutioneering: Ten Traps Along the Yellow Brick Road

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Twenty Five Years: Reflections on the Practice of Improving Work

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We Need to Talk About Engineering

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Proxies for Work-as-Done: 3. Work-as-Disclosed

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Humanistic Systems Collections: The Albums & EPs

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 12/10/202330/10/2025

Since I starting blogging, I have written posts on a range of topics concerning work…

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People in Control: A Conversation With Captain James Burnell

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 30/10/202530/10/2025

Aviation is heavily reliant on procedures, but procedures can never replace human adaptivity in all…

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Human Performance in the Spotlight: Mental Practice

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 15/10/2025

This article is a slightly edited reproduction of an article published in HindSight magazine issue 36 (Autumn 2024) (all issues…

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Seeing the People In Control

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 14/10/202530/10/2025

This article is a slightly edited reproduction of the Editorial published in HindSight magazine issue 36 (Autumn 2024)…

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Seven Threats to New Safety Movements: 4) Dogmatism

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 01/11/202421/12/2024

Dogmatism is characterised by the expression of opinion as fact, or the tendency to assert…

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Seven Threats to New Safety Movements: 3) Simplism and Populism

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 20/06/202421/12/2024

Movements of many kinds have encountered a tension between the need for detailed understanding and…

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Seven Threats to New Safety Movements: 2) Egotism and Leaderism

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 04/06/202421/12/2024

Movements throughout the ages have suffered from egotism, especially those aligned with pseudopsychology, self help,…

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Seven Threats to New Safety Movements: 1) Over-commercialism

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 03/06/202421/12/2024

Over-commercialism has been a hallmark of many previous movements. Some started out with a distinct…

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Seven Threats to New Safety Movements

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 03/06/202421/12/2024

Many of us find ourselves in several communities when it comes to our professional work.…

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The Wrong Kidney

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 24/05/202427/05/2024

The post discusses a short fictional film, ‘The Wrong Kidney’, created to explore the complexities…

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Laughing Boy: Love, Justice and Drops of Brilliance

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  • Posted on 03/05/202430/10/2025

As we go about our daily lives, any exposure to news media confronts us with…

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