The Safety-II Dance: A Podcast by Greater Than Code

A few weeks ago, I had a chat with Jamey Hampton, Jessica Kerr, John K. Sawers of Greater…

Bonding and Bridging at the Philosophical Breakfast Club

On 26 April 2018, I presented at the ‘Philosophical Breakfast Club’ (@philosophicalBC) conference on High Performing Teams (#PBCHPT2018). It was a remarkable conference bringing together healthcare professionals, psychologists, sports scientists, athletes, managers, human factors/ergonomics specialists, military officers and specialists, and others, My first conversation while having tea before the conference was with a spinal surgeon and bomb disposal expert. Throughout the conference I had many other fascinating conversations with people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

This leads me to the focus of my talk: collaboration at the interfaces, and what happens between teams, groups, professions, layers of management, organisations…  In this post, I summarise the talk, slide by slide, with tweet-sized explanations.

Learning from Communities: A Conversation with Cormac Russell

The study of communities and community-building activities can provide important insights into collaboration within and between organisations. Over the last 21 years Cormac Russell has worked in 35 countries, with communities, agencies, non-governmental organisations and governments. This post includes the podcast and transcript of a conversation between Cormac Russell and me, about learning from communities.

Invitation, Participation, Connection

The text in this post is from the Editorial of HindSight magazine, Issue 25, on…

Human Factors at The Oscars

It has variously been described as “an incredible and almost unbelievable gaffe” (Radio Times), “the greatest mistake in Academy Awards history” (Telegraph), “an extraordinary blunder…an unprecedented error” (ITV News), “the most spectacular blunder in the history of the starry ceremony” and “the most awkward, embarrassing Oscar moment of all time: an extraordinary failure” (Guardian). It was, of course, the Grand Finale of the Oscars 2017.

The Archetypes of Human Work: 6. P.R. and Subterfuge

This is the sixth in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the P.R. and Subterfuge archetype.

The Archetypes of Human Work: 5. Projection

This is the fifth in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the Projection archetype.

The Archetypes of Human Work: 4. Ignorance and Fantasy

This is the fourth in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the Ignorance and Fantasy archetype.

The Archetypes of Human Work: 3. Taboo

This is the third in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the Taboo archetype.

The Archetypes of Human Work: 2. Congruence

This is the second in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the Congruence archetype.