The Power of Laziness: Self-Sufficiency & Teamwork are not mutually exclusive
by: Lanny Vogel Published on: 26/08/2026Self-sufficiency builds capability, but performance comes from the system. The most successful divers manage margins, use the team, and recognise how drift, workload, and context shape decisions.
8. Learning from Emergent Outcomes – A Game Changer for Accident Analysis in Diving
by: Lanny Vogel Published on: 12/07/2026Learning From Emergent Outcomes (LFEO) moves diving investigation beyond blame. Detailed analysis using the PETTEOT framework allows diving accident learning to go beyond the obvious cause to improving systems and procedures.
Chac Mool - Diving Deeper into a Triple Fatality with Human Factors
by: Lanny Vogel Published on: 08/04/2026Chac Mool's 2012 triple fatality wasn't caused by one bad decision. A LEODSI analysis reveals how organisational drift, depleted gas margins, and a lack of psychological safety combined to produce a preventable tragedy.
Be Curious, Not Judgemental
by: Lanny Vogel Published on: 25/02/2026A training video with a simulated quadriplegic diver sparked an online backlash—why psychological safety, Just Culture & Human Factors matter in dive training.
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