PAPod 571 - Fail Fast, Learn Faster: A Conversation on Human Performance and Recovery
Episode 934
PreAccident Investigation Podcast
The Pre Accident Podcast is an ongoing discussion of Human Performance, Systems Safety, & Safety Culture.
Show Notes
In this episode Todd Conklin joins Jowanza Joseph to explore modern safety thinking: why human error is normal, how context shapes behavior, and why leadership response and system recoverability matter more than blame.
They draw on examples from Los Alamos, AWS outages, SpaceX and everyday technology to show how organizations can design systems that tolerate failure and learn from it.
Listeners will get practical insights into the five principles of human performance and how to build resilient systems that fail safely and recover quickly.
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