April 2-4, 2006
Hilton Ontario Airport Hotel
Ontario, California
Some organizations function in high risk environments where error or failure, though
uncommon, results in catastrophic loss, bodily injury, or death. Some believe that the
complexity of situations contributes to these errors and failures. Though counter-intuitive, others believe that system complexity can mitigate or prevent errors and failures. These latter systems have developed a high degree of reliability.
Researchers have identified elements of these High Reliability Organizations (HRO) which can be applied to other fields. The same systems developed on US Navy aircraft carriers can apply in fire suppression, law enforcement activity, medicine, and business management.
Practices developed by those in danger can assist in the solution of problems of any organization that works in an environment characterized by uncertainty, threat and time pressure.
This conference invites interaction between researchers, managers, regulators, and operators to characterize and spread these practice-based approaches. The same material must make sense to both white and blue collar and the ivory tower.
Conference participants will discuss and design bottom-up management models capable of identifying risk and solutions involving power sharing, authority migration, and continuous problem solving to address uncertainty, danger, and time pressure faced by managers across industries.
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