Do some of the studies we have relied on for decades possibly lack scientific rigor? Are they subject to misinterpretation?
We are excited to discuss some of the challenges that are surfacing within the Psychology Community referencing some of the seminal works we have studied and taught for years. We are anxious to see what the community thinks about these challenges. Studies to include Zimbardo's famous Stanford Prison Experiment and Marcial Losada and the Losada Line.
We're excited to be joined by Dr. Jake Mazulewicz on this topic!
The Ethics of Research (Part I)
Do some of the studies we have relied on for decades possibly lack scientific rigor? Are they subject to misinterpretation?
We are excited to discuss some of the challenges that are surfacing within the Psychology Community referencing some of the seminal works we have studied and taught for years. We are anxious to see what the community thinks about these challenges.
In researching this topic and conferring with colleagues, we found there is so much to discuss here, we will make this a multi-part series.
"Why did you not make the safe choice?
The KnowledgeVine Team: "Why did you not make the safe choice"?
We are excited to learn more about KnowledgeVine's latest work, changing coaching strategies to ask in every observed unsafe or risky behavior "why", and to more deeply understand latent organizational weaknesses in those interactions. We like to think of it is a mini-root cause with every near miss.
Interfacing Experiential Learning in Improving Human Performance
We are excited to learn more about Sam Reno's research into the use of experiential learning to improve human performance. This is definitely one you won't want to miss!
Decision Making in the Wild
We are excited to learn more about Naturalistic Decision Making, the study of how people make important decisions in the real world, often with incomplete information, time pressure, and extreme consequences.
Index AR Solutions and Des Moines Area Community College Announce Technology Partnership to Speed Utility Workforce Development
We are excited to hear about the new partnership between MidAmerican Energy, the Des Moines Area Community College, and Index AR Solutions, supporting a new program designed to train the next generation of utility workers.
From Des Moines Area Community College:
Lead Instructor Don Finn
From Index AR:
Dan Arczynski
Karlyn Chen
Sam Elkins
Scott Sommers
For more information before the meeting, please see this press release.
HPAC Conference Recap and Planning
Thank you so much to everyone who attended the Human Performance in Action Conference (HPAC) earlier this month! It was so wonderful to be together as an extended family.
James and Mike will lead a review today of the conference for those who weren't able to attend, and we'll have a group discussion for future topics for the Human Performance Community of Practice, and share ideas for future conference planning. You can review most of the presentation here
HPAC Presentation Files
Human Performance in Action Conference (HPAC)
Thank you to all of you who joined us at the first annual Human Performance in Action Conference (HPAC)
Obedience, Compliance, and Conformity, Part III
Join us for this week's CoP. Mike and James will continue the discussion on Obedience, Compliance, and Conformity, looking at new research in psychology, sociology, game theory, and neuroscience on what builds, drives, and sustains our behaviors.
Effective Communication
Our world is more blended and interconnected now than it has ever been. Miscommunication can have serious consequences. LaRhonda Julien will help you understand generational and cultural differences and the benefits of effective communication. She will provide a strategy that can be implemented immediately across all ages and ways of life. This is definitely one you won't want to miss.
Lead On Purpose: Building Your Team On Solid Ground
Kirk Bagnal of Ethostory will be presenting on building a Leadership Development Plan that aligns with your organizational Purpose. This is definitely one you won't want to miss.
Light for Human Health, Productivity, and Safety. It's So Much More than Just Seeing
Rod Heller, managing partner of Energy Performance Lighting and a researcher on the effect of lighting on human performance, will be presenting on changing lighting to change human performance, mood, and health across a variety of industries. This is definitely one you won't want to miss.
The Criminalization of Human Error
David Marx, founder and CEO of Outcome Enguinity and author of Whack-a-Mole: The Price We Pay For Expecting Perfection, will discuss the prosecutions of police officer Kim Potter and nurse RaDonda Vaught through a Just Culture model. This is definitely one you won't want to miss.
Human Factors and Advanced Training
Dr. Matt Kaufman, Army Simulation Services VP at Cole Engineering, will be presenting on bringing Human Factors science to advanced simulations, the kind that prepares people for real-world, life-and-death situations. This is definitely one you won't want to miss.
Human Factors and Video Game Design
Dr. Adams Greenwood-Ericksen of Activision will be presenting on bringing Human Factors science to video game design. He is an expert in capturing user experience and domain specific knowledge elicitation of subject matter experts through a host of methods including interviews, testing, and evaluation. This definitely is one you won't want to miss!