Human Performance in the Spotlight: Mental Practice

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

Seeing the People In Control

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

Seven Threats to New Safety Movements: 4) Dogmatism

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

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

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

The Wrong Kidney

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

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

Reporting behaviour associated with safety-related accidents, incidents, and hazards is a concern for many managers,…

Set Taxonomies to Neutral

Twenty years ago, I completed my PhD on human factors in air traffic control. Part…

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

This article is a reproduction of an article published in HindSight magazine issue 35 in September 2023 (all issues available…

Why Is It Just So Difficult? Barriers to ‘Just Culture’ in the Real World

This article is a reproduction of an article published in HindSight magazine issue 35 in September 2023 (all issues available…

Who Are We to Judge? From Work-as-Done to Work-as-Judged

This article is a reproduction of the Editorial published in HindSight magazine issue 35 in September 2023 (all issues…