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Sean Brady

@bradyheywood.bsky.social
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Forensic Engineer. Author Brady Review. Host of the Brady Heywood podcast & @bhcomplexity.bsky.social. Podcasts. Complexity Science. High Reliability Org Thinking. Eng & Org Failures.

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Sean Brady @bradyheywood.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
In this video, we test how susceptible you are to making implicit assumptions. Implicit assumptions are those we don't know that we've made, which means we don't subject them to critical analysis. So if they are wrong, then they go unnoticed.
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Sean Brady @bradyheywood.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
We would all like to believe that if we saw the warning signs of danger, we'd take action. But is this always the case? One of the reasons we don't is known as the Bystander Effect.
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Sean Brady @bradyheywood.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
If we want to understand causation in complex systems, we need to understand the role of Positive Feedback. ⚛️🧪 #complexsystems #highreliabilityorganisations
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Sean Brady @bradyheywood.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
"When you can't measure what's important, you make what you can measure important." This week's video examines how we sometimes choose metrics inside our organisations because they are the only thing we can measure, not because they are a good measure.
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Sean Brady @bradyheywood.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
When senior leaders genuinely believe that the systems they put in place to keep people safe are effective, but the reality at the frontline is different, this creates a significant barrier to the effective management of fatality risk.
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Sean Brady @bradyheywood.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Are organisations in high hazard industries going about managing psychosocial risk in an effective manner? Many organisations will have programs, but what are these programs actually designed to achieve? #highreliabilityorganisations #psychosocialrisk
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Simplifying Complexity @bhcomplexity.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
The problem with 'reductionism' when applied to complex systems. For more discussion, go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA1... 🧪⚛️ #complexsystems #complexity
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Sean Brady @bradyheywood.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The Florida International University Bridge Collapse in 2018 resulted in 6 fatalities. To check out our forensic discussion of the failure, check out our 30 minute video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA13... ⚛️ 🧪 #forensicengineering #complexsystems
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Sean Brady @bradyheywood.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I talk quite a lot about the importance of taking a 'complex systems' approach to understanding certain systems, such as big organisations or the economy. #complexsystems #highreliabilityorganisations #safety
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Sean Brady @bradyheywood.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
What causes fatalities in the mining industry? In this short video we discuss one of the key findings from our review into mining fatalities. #mining #highreliabilityorganisations
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Simplifying Complexity @bhcomplexity.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Part 2 of our episode with @psmaldino.bsky.social for #simplifyingcomplexity is now live. How cultural evolution shapes us - Part 2 Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/... Spotify open.spotify.com/show/3SfqAp...
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Sean Brady @bradyheywood.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The fundamental problem with organisations using personal safety metrics, such as the TRIFR, to measure how effectively they're managing fatality risk. #highreliabilityorganisations #safety #highhazardindustries
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