Why did you do that?! Applying better questions to get better learning

Why did you do that?! Applying better questions to get better learningby: Gareth LockPublished on: 18/09/2026

A healthcare safety investigator built 25 questions to understand why an action made sense at the time. Gareth Lock looks at what the Local Rationality Question tool offers dive debriefs, near-miss reviews and LFEO investigations.

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Why did you do that?! Applying better questions to get better learning

Looking Sideways What a dog in the dark can teach us about human performance

Looking Sideways  What a dog in the dark can teach us about human performanceby: Guy ShockeyPublished on: 12/09/2026

Averted vision lets us see faint stars by not staring at them. Guy Shockey argues diving works the same way. The visible error is rarely the explanation. Look sideways at what surrounded it, in failure and in success, and the system becomes visible.

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Looking Sideways  What a dog in the dark can teach us about human performance

A co jeśli się nie uda?

A co jeśli się nie uda?by: Andrzej GornickiPublished on: 09/09/2026

„Jakoś” teleportujemy się na brzeg, „jakoś” do komory, „jakoś” udzielimy pierwszej pomocy. O tym, czego nurkowie nie planują — i dlaczego tego nie robią.

A co jeśli się nie uda?

Learning Review – Manta Lodge Missing Diver Incident

Learning Review – Manta Lodge Missing Diver Incidentby: Mike MasonPublished on: 05/09/2026

A Human Factors learning review of two divers lost at sea for almost 24 hours, exploring teamwork, drift diving, surface recovery and survival.

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Learning Review – Manta Lodge Missing Diver Incident

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