Structured Exploration of Complex Adaptations (SECA) method

- (Brussels)

Structured Exploration of Complex Adaptations (SECA) method

Overview

This webinar provides an overview of the fundamentals of systems theory and knowledge management for weak signals and introduces a practical method to unearth them in modern socio-technical systems, i.e., SECA (Structured Exploration of Complex Adaptations). Only finding and counting human errors, failures or breakdowns is not an appropriate way to gain better insight of how today's systems work and possibly fail. This transition calls for extending reactive management strategies based on hindsight towards proactive ones, able to create foresight and to anticipate future threats. A better understanding of the interactions and couplings among system components is necessary.

Speaker(s)

Riccardo Patriarca

Riccardo Patriarca is a tenure track assistant professor at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) – Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He holds a BSc in Aerospace Engineering, an MSc in Aeronautical Engineering and a PhD in Industrial and Management Engineering (Doctor Europaeus). He has published widely (about 100 manuscripts published in academic journals and conference proceedings) on methodological and epistemological aspects of risk, safety, and resilience management as well as operations management in general.

Tony Licu

Tony Licu is the Head of Operational Safety, SQS and Integrated Risk Management Unit & the Head of Digital Transformation Office within Network Management Directorate of EUROCONTROL. He leads the support of safety management and human factors deployment programmes of EUROCONTROL as well as the digital transformation of the Network Manager. He has extensive ATC operational and engineering background and holds a Master’s degree in avionics from the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering in Bucharest. Tony co-chairs the EUROCONTROL Safety Team.

Jörg Leonhardt

Jörg Leonhardt is the former Head of User Experience and Ergonomics Department at DFS- the German Air Navigation Service Provider. He holds a MSc in Human Factors and System Safety from Lund University, Sweden. His area of expertise is User Centred Design, Automation, and the development of System Potentials Management.

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