PreAccident Investigation Podcast PAPod 360 - David Woods and The History Replay Episode - Part Two
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Oct 9, 2021 David Woods, a scholar dedicated to empowering future generations, engages listeners with a thought-provoking discussion on safety and human performance. He highlights the evolution of safety practices and the importance of adapting systems to handle complexity. The conversation dives into overcoming hindsight bias with practical tools and emphasizes the need for open communication in building high-reliability organizations. Woods advocates for a proactive approach to safety, pushing boundaries beyond engineering to embrace a human-centric perspective for lasting impact.
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Field Guide Origin
- David Woods discusses Sidney Decker's difficulty applying the hindsight bias escaping procedure.
- Decker created "The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error" to make the process more accessible.
Graceful Extensibility
- David Woods focuses on guiding the next generation in proactive safety, building on past research.
- He's developing a "theory of graceful extensibility" to understand adaptive system function and breakdown.
Defining Graceful Extensibility
- Graceful extensibility combines graceful degradation with software extensibility.
- It describes systems stretching beyond their limits, adapting to surprises, and pursuing goals despite limitations.
