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Categorising Failure

Tom Geraghty · Safety & Human Error, Models & Critique

Examines Edmondson's failure archetypes — preventable, complex, and intelligent — and applies them to human factors and incident investigation. Shows why categorising failure correctly matters: different types of failure require fundamentally different responses.

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