Are We Learning From Accidents?

This is a Foreword to Are We Learning From Accidents, by Dr Nippin Anand, published…

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…

Diversity of Thought: Surviving and Thriving in a Changing World

In a rapidly evolving world, organisations must adapt to survive and thrive. However, the key lies not only in technological innovation, but in the diversity of thought within an organisation. This article sheds light on the crucial role diversity of thought plays in navigating the complexities of our changing world.

Twenty Five Years: Reflections on the Practice of Improving Work

In this post, I reflect on what I learned since graduating and have found to be most important to practice in the design and improvement of work.

System Safety: Seven Friends of Intervention

In this short series, I highlight seven foes and seven friends of system safety, both for explanation and intervention. Each is a concept, meme, or device used in thinking, language, and intervention (reinforced by more fundamental foes that act as barriers to thinking).  They are not the only foes or friends, of course, but they are significant ones that either crop up regularly in discussions and writings about safety, or else – in the case of friends – should do. In this post, I outline seven friends of intervention.

The Whole Picture

During my teenage years, I was primarily interested in the arts, not the sciences. I…