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Seeing the People In Control

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 14/10/202503/05/2026

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

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  • safety

The Wrong Kidney

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 24/05/202413/06/2026

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

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  • safety

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

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 29/01/202427/05/2024

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

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  • Systems Thinking

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

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 17/11/202330/10/2025

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

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Set Taxonomies to Neutral

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 11/11/202324/05/2024

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

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

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

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 20/10/202330/10/2025

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

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  • safety

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

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 18/10/202330/10/2025

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

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  • safety

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

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 15/10/202330/10/2025

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

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  • safety

HindSight 35: Just Culture…Revisited is out now

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 14/10/2023

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

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  • Culture

Humanistic Systems Collections: The Albums & EPs

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 12/10/202330/10/2025

Since I starting blogging, I have written posts on a range of topics concerning work…

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