Connor TateA researcher with five dives stands before a room of experts to present her work on stress and decision-making, then floods her mask at depth. A story about imposter syndrome, psychological safety, and why experience and theory both count underwater
Brent WebbA successful dive shop owner reflects on how Human Factors became the invisible operating system running beneath his business. Customers buy diving, travel, & gear, but psychological safety, just culture, and reflection shape how everything happens.
Dave ConlinRecovering the WWII B-24 TULSAMERICAN off Vis looked like archaeology but was really an HF exercise. Even conservative dives demanded teamwork, mission clarity, workload management and psychological safety. Diving's hardest problems are human ones.
Steve SmithSmith is the primary author and editor of Beneficial Risks and Safety Science for Outdoor & Experiential Education as well as the host of an outdoor risk management podcast. He lives in Langley, Washington and loves exploring the Pacific Northwest
Human factors, non-technical skills and learning from emergent outcomes for the divers who refuse the bad-apple story.
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