A sunk cost is the bias in many animals, humans and pigeons included, to continue with a course of action or commitment on the basis of costs already incurred.  These costs might be time, money, energy, or even social capital (being seen to be committed).  The more we perceive that we have invested, the more likely we will continue down the same path even in the face of contrary information, changing circumstances or diminishing chances of success. 

Can we learn better about our operations? What if we learned, to learn better?

My guest today is Andy White, a superbly intelligent, caring, and insightful safety professional.  An engineer by training, he morphed into safety given what he learned about managing actual safety managing construction projects.  Andy is a lifelong learner, in both the experiential sense and the academic sense.  He has worked in Antarctica as safety advisor to the New Zealand contingent down there, he's worked in adventure tourism, he's a university lecturer, and now head of safety innovation at one of Canada's largest infrastructure construction firms.   Andy has been such an impactful peer, and teacher for me, so it's quite exciting to share him with you.

This one is a melting pot of ideas and perspectives. Learning about microlearning, learning from gifted kids, and all of this from a chemical engineering Ph.D.My guest today is Kirstine Hulse. She is a chemical engineer, who ended up in a really diverse range of roles including health and safety. And she is a leader in the field of gifted kids education. She is currently the General Manager of Health and Safety at Cavalier Bremworth, the carpet industry legends in New Zealand, and is a Director at the New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education.