Anticipation: Reluctance to Simplify

High reliability organizations (HROs) are characterized by a reluctance to simplify interpretation of events.  HROs understand that we live in a complex, unpredictable world and that the easiest explanation (often the first explanation) is usually not the complete story.  HROs conduct thorough, in-depth investigations of adverse events, usually interviewing multiple individuals to get different perspectives, in order to get to the root-cause of the event. 

Here is a list of all the posts in which the main (or at least a major) theme is "Reluctance to Simplify":

1. "HRO: Reluctance to Simplify" (October 30, 2016)
2. "The curious case of the missing dollar" (September 27, 2017)
3. "The Alabama Paradox" (January 16, 2019)
4. "Einstellung" (June 22, 2021)
5. "Wicked" (September 18, 2022)
6. "...like a stand of trees" (September 22, 2022)
7. "My car is allergic to vanilla ice cream..." (November 29, 2023)
8. "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" (April 3, 2024)
9. "The SAT problem" (April 11, 2024)
10. "1+2+3+4+...= ?" (May 24, 2024)
11. "Things aren't always what they seem" (September 25, 2024)