Episode 18: Aircraft and Airways – Managing Complexity in the Skies. Chapter 5 in Normal Accidents
In this episode, we analyze Chapter 5 of Charles Perrow’s "Normal Accidents", which examines aviation as a high-risk yet relatively safe industry. Despite its complexity and tight coupling, commercial...
7 Mar 202527min
Episode 17: Petrochemical Plants – A Hidden High-Risk Industry. Chapter 4 in Normal Accidens
In this episode, we analyze Chapter 4 of Charles Perrow’s "Normal Accidents", which examines the petrochemical industry as an example of complex, tightly coupled systems that experience systemic accid...
7 Mar 202522min
Episode 16: Complexity, Coupling, and Catastrophe –Chapter 3 in Normal Accidents
In this episode, we analyze Chapter 3 of Charles Perrow’s "Normal Accidents", which introduces a systematic framework for understanding accidents in high-risk technologies. Perrow argues that traditio...
6 Mar 202524min
Episode 15: Nuclear Power – A High-Risk System? Chapter 2 in "Normal accidents"
In this episode, we dive into Chapter 2 of Charles Perrow’s "Normal Accidents", which critically examines nuclear power as a high-risk system. Perrow argues that while we have not yet experienced wide...
5 Mar 202517min
Episode 14: Normal Accidents and introduction to High-Risk Technologies
In this episode, we introduce the concept of high-risk technologies and the inevitability of accidents in complex systems, as outlined in Chapter 1 of Charles Perrow’s book "Normal Accidents". As tech...
5 Mar 202529min
Episode 13: Military Leadership in the Norwegian Armed Forces- Forsvarets Grunnsyn på Ledelse
In this episode, we explore the Norwegian Armed Forces' philosophy on leadership, known as Mission Command (Oppdragsbasert ledelse, OBL). This leadership model is designed to empower subordinates, enh...
5 Mar 202533min
Episode 10: 10/12- Totalberedskapsmeldingen (2024-2025) «Total preparedness report»
In this episode, we analyze Chapter 10 of the Total Preparedness Report (Meld. St. 9, 2024–2025), which focuses on enhancing total defence to provide civil support for military efforts. As global secu...
4 Mar 202517min
Episode 12: 12/12- Totalberedskapsmeldingen (2024-2025) «Total preparedness report»
In this episode, we analyze Chapter 12 of the Total Preparedness Report (Meld. St. 9, 2024–2025), which focuses on the economic and administrative implications of Norway’s new preparedness strategy. A...
4 Mar 202516min
