Supporting the People Who Make Safe Operations Possible

This post is an edited version of my invited talk at the IATA World Safety…

Close-up of the Justice Quilt, a patchwork quilt commemorating Connor Sparrowhawk, with colourful stitched panels showing buses, hearts and messages including “listen and learn”, “Justice” and “Drops of Brilliance For All Young Dudes”.

Systems Don’t Care. But Do We?

We have developed considerable expertise in explaining how harm emerges from interactions within systems. But…

People in Control: A Conversation With Captain James Burnell

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

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…

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

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

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

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

Seven Threats to New Safety Movements

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

The Wrong Kidney

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