How did it make sense?

In this episode of How Did It Make Sense? I sit down with Chris Davies, co-founder of Volaria Performance, to dig deeper into the idea of blaming up versus blaming down . Chris shares a story from his military aviation...

In this episode of How Did It Make Sense? , I speak with Aaron Potash about a tragic diving incident in Monterey. A struggling student, a distressed instructor, and a beach full of bystanders—why did no one step in...

In today’s episode of How Did It Make Sense? I sit down with two fellow Lund University graduates, Liam Duggan and Natia Ellis, to dig into the realities of police use of force and the critical role of second-story...

A planned electrical job. A misidentified live cable. A workplace accident that could have been fatal. What really happened, and what can we learn from it? In this episode of How Did It Make Sense? , I am joined by Ken...

A state-of-the-art Navy frigate collides with an oil tanker in clear conditions—so how could no one on board see it coming? In this episode of How Did It Make Sense? , I sit down with human factors expert Kristian Gould...

My best friend was killed but why would someone drive a vehicle down a pedestrian walkway? The answer isn’t as simple as you might think. In this episode of How Did It Make Sense? , I sit down with investigative...

When your airway kit gets vomited on mid-procedure, things get a whole lot harder—especially in a high-stakes, high-pressure medical emergency. In today’s episode on How Did It Make Sense, I’m joined by Eoin Walker from...

When a big organisation acquires a small, thriving SME, it should be a perfect match—right? Not always. In this week's episode of How Did it Make Sense, I sit down with Ann Stow, Chartered Psychologist and founder of...

"If only they'd followed the rules"—a phrase we hear all too often in health and safety. But what if the story isn't that simple? In this episode of How Did It Make Sense? , I chat with safety expert Stephen Harvey to...

If we don’t test all the code, entire global systems can go down—and it’s not as simple as it seems. In this episode I speak with Colette Alexander, Director of Site Reliability Engineering at HashiCorp, about software...

Learn how engineers and leaders turn breakdowns into breakthroughs to foster learning, resilience, and innovation. Today I am joined by Chad Todd a seasoned SRE Manager at CrowdStrike with over 20 years of experience in...

In this episode, I chat to Human Organizational Performance Manager James Newman. James dives into a memorable story from his days in the nuclear industry, where a seemingly simple task—replacing O-rings during a...

In this episode, I am joined by Becky Ray, founder of Culture Kick, to explore how context, culture, and unseen dynamics lead to decisions that might, on the surface, seem irrational. Becky shares a gripping story of a...

In this episode, I explore a striking story with Andy Barker, a strategic leader with decades of global experience. Together, they examine a workplace incident where quick judgments labelled an action as “stupid”—a...

In this episode of How Did It Make Sense? , we explore the deeper story behind a scaffolder’s dismissal for violating fall protection rules near an active edge. While the surface narrative suggests a simple case of...