
PAPod 565 - Fear, FOMO & Fixing Safety: A Conversation with Brent Sutton
Todd Conklin and Brent Sutton discuss the short-term future of safety thinking—covering the rise and fall of lean/TQM, how commodification can slow innovation, and why fear, FOMO and complacency shape...
27 Sep 202529min

PAPod 564 - Inside Meow Wolf: A Radical Conversation on Safety & Leadership
Recorded live at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, this episode features a wide-ranging conversation between Todd and Andy Baker about learning, safety culture, and leadership influence. They dig into HOP and re...
20 Sep 202524min

PAPood 563 - Human Performance, Not Human Error — Todd Conklin on Reframing Safety
Tiny Todd Conklin joins the No Way Out podcast to explore Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), high-reliability organizing, and how safety emerges from complex systems rather than individual mi...
13 Sep 202546min

PAPod 562 - When 'I Forgot' Becomes Fatal: Preventing Children Left in Hot Cars
This episode examines the growing problem of children accidentally left in hot cars, explains why memory failures can happen to anyone, and argues that punishment is not the solution. It summarizes pr...
6 Sep 202525min

PAPod 561 - High Reliability in Action — Turning Surprises into Safer Outcomes
Todd talks with Lauren Mooney about her book High Reliability in Action and how to translate HRO concepts into practical behaviors. They cover the rise of HRO, the 'Speaking In' approach, nine guiding...
30 Aug 202529min

PAPOd 560 - When Hospitals Criminalize Error: A Patient Safety Reckoning
This episode of the Pre-Accident Investigation Podcast features patient safety leader Lisa Zegan, host of Tales from the Sharp End, in a candid conversation with Todd about the 2017 Vanderbilt medicat...
23 Aug 20251h

PAPod 559 - Exploring the Evolution of Safety Leadership with Tom Krause
Join Todd as he delves into a captivating discussion with Tom Krause, founder of Behavioral Science Technology, on the Pre-Accident Investigation Podcast. This episode unravels the evolution of safety...
16 Aug 202531min

PAPod 558 - Unveiling AI's Hidden Role in Workplace Dynamics
Welcome to an engaging episode of the Pre-Accident Investigation Podcast with your host Todd Conklin. In this episode, Todd delves into a thought-provoking discussion about the evolving role of AI in ...
9 Aug 202529min



















