Normal accident

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• complex versus complicated versus simple
• Executive failure ↔ Operational failure
• Co-ordination versus execution
• Policy - practical effects on compliance
• Risk versus vulnerability
• Risk management: does your technique actually prevent risk? Is it actually a risk? In what way could it inadvertently introduce complexity or otherwise compound the risk?
• Controller/regulator turf wars
• Jurisdictional silos