After Action Review proven to increase learning effectiveness
As organisations continue to adapt to a faster pace of change and seek to achieve their...
AAR’s role in reducing stress among ‘second victims’
Reducing stress is an organisational imperative since workplace pressures continue to be one of...
Which is better? Learning by listening or learning by talking?
Those of us who are comfortable with speaking at conferences and giving presentations tend to find...
Preparing for PSIRF: After Action Review’s role in patient safety
NHS England’s Patient Safety Team will be launching the new Patient Safety Incident Response...
Learning from supply chain disruption
The start of the new year is a perfect time to learn from the experiences of the previous twelve months and in this article, I share some of the lessons that came out of After Action Reviews (AARs) we conducted for clients who had experienced challenges as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic
Overcoming confirmation bias
Confirmation bias is a natural human instinct, based on our tendency to favour information that confirms or supports our pre-existing values or beliefs. Its both a protection mechanism and useful for efficient decision-making, but it also makes us resistant to change and learning. Overcoming confirmation bias is just one of the significant benefits of After Action Review
Why learning lessons is nothing without action
The term ‘learning lessons’ appears frequently in news items at the moment as governments around the world seek to demonstrate that they are going to prepare better for future pandemics, but what does the term actually mean?
Why is an empty coffee pot a learning opportunity?
The pandemic did much to disrupt our ways of working and for many organisations this has led to...
Boosting team productivity is simple once you change your mind-set about team learning
If you knew how to improve the productivity of your team by up to 40%, would you do it? The research about what is required to boost team productivity and well-being is very clear, but the mindset and cultural barriers to achieving it are significant.
Innovation requires restraints
How does putting limitations around something boost innovation and learning? It may seem...
How can conflict benefit effective decision making?
I have to confess to a guilty secret and plead the winter lockdown boredom in mitigation: I am a...
The meaning of AAR. What have the words triclosan, frontline and hiraeth got to do with AAR?
Making sense of our experience as human beings is heavily dependant on the words we use. This year...
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