Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)Language Matters: An HF Approach to Reviewing an ‘Accident Analysis’I have been asked a number of times to comment on a ‘hypothetical’ event published on the RAID website on 7 August 2024 as a learning…Aug 21Aug 21
Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)Mistakes are good- learning from mistakes is sometimes better than getting it rightI love it when my students make mistakes. That probably seems odd, as most instructors want students to be “good” and making mistakes is…Aug 19Aug 19
Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)Communication- What stops people speaking up?“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place”Aug 18Aug 18
Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)The Dunning Kruger effect- Incompetent (or Competent?!) and UnawareWe talk about the Dunning Kruger effect quite a bit here and a lot of people have heard of it but what actually is it?Jul 18Jul 18
Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)Decision Making- How do we explain our decisions to others?It can be very hard to explain the decisions we make to someone. What makes perfect sense to you may seem inexplicable to someone else. We…Jul 18Jul 18
Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)Running out of gas- Why does this happen and how can we prevent it?I ran out of gas while diving this week. As I’m still here to write this it’s fairly obvious that I’m ok, and anyone who’d been watching me…Jun 22Jun 22
Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)Illusory Truth EffectMy favourite fact comes from the book The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams. In it, he states that “young sloths are so inept that they…Jun 22Jun 22
Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)Standards- why do we have them and what can we do if someone breaks them?Living and working in a very active diving area, I frequently hear people talking about courses they’re doing and what they’ve had to do to…Jun 22Jun 22
Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)How do novices know what questions to ask?Last week I discussed what we mean by “experience”. Experience is important for divers as it allows us to build models of different…May 3May 3
Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)Survival instinct: Reaction to stressDealing with the demands of diving in highly stressful situations is no small feat. The allure of excitement and the desire for exploration…Apr 28Apr 28