Learning from Unintended Outcomes -- FLA Workshop

March 18 – 22, 2013

The Facilitated Learning Analysis (FLA) is a group learning approach to review a broad spectrum of unintended outcomes or close calls ranging from escaped fires to vehicle accidents and even moderately severe injuries.

Course Goals

• Prepare participants to serve as an FLA team member 

Course Description

Through lectures, case studies, and interaction between participants and faculty, the course will:

• Illustrate concepts, technologies and methods to actively engage the FLA processes.
• Examine case studies that describe a paradigm shift from blame to learning in the wake of an accident.
• Demonstrate the use of storytelling to exploit accidents and other unintended outcomes for their high value as learning events.
• Underline the concept of sense-making to enable FLA team members to overcome hindsight bias.
• Move organizations towards a learning culture.

Nationally recognized subject matter experts serve as instructors in this course.

Target Group

The targeted audience is personnel interested and available to participate on review teams analyzing all types of accidents and near-misses.  Course participation is not limited to fire and aviation management employees.  Preference will be given to individuals with experience in risk management, safety management and accident investigations - although these are not pre-requisites.

Important Dates

• November 1, 2012: Nomination Due to NAFRI from Agencies and GACC’s
• December 1, 2012: Notification of Selection

Nomination Process

Please see the NAFRI nomination process page on this website

Course Coordinator: Gary Luce (520) 799-8753; fax (520) 799-8785

Course Location: NAFRI, Tucson, Arizona

Tuition: None

FLA Workshop is currently offered every year.