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

One way to understand the links between unwanted events, conditions and interventions is via causal…

From Cockpits to Courtrooms: Looking Back on a 50-Year Journey – A Conversation With Tom Lintner

From early rides on the roads, in the sea and in the sky, to diverse…

Set Taxonomies to Neutral

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

HindSight 35: Just Culture…Revisited is out now

HindSight is a magazine on human and organisational factors in operations. HindSight magazine is free and…

The Curious Incident of the Runway Incursion in the Night-Time

Sometimes after an incident, a system-wide change is implemented that makes work more difficult and creates new problems. This story is one such example, which contains useful lessons for responding to rare events. Steven Shorrock recounts the tale.