Re[2]: Cross-cultural Delivery Methods
nckrey_at_CCGATE.HAC.COM
Tue, 15 Oct 96 11:04:11 PST
Good Morning CRMers!
Bob Barnes wrote:
>This might also be a good time to pick up on Captain Ratwatte's
>comment.
>There have been a few exchanges over the past week regarding B-B
>participation and participants. The Captain is right--there are some
>real academic and research leaders on this B-B list as well as some
>very experienced CRM operational types. This can simultaneoulsy be
>both intimidating and a wonderful opportunity. It will also take a
>lot of individual participation to make this process continue to be
>beneficial to all concerned over the long haul.
While it is true that we have many of the leading people from the CRM
and Human Factors community participating here in various ways, I
think it is important to point out that most who we put in that
category got there by communicating with others who have similar
interests. I encourage Captain Ratwatte and all others on the mailing
list to take advantage of this opportunity to share ideas, approaches,
problems, etc. with the rest of the group. My personal hope for this
mailing list is that it become a worldwide community of people who
share a common interest in improving aviation safety, training, and
operations through development of human factors and CRM training.
>From my perspective, we not only need the active participation of the
>really knowledgeable CRM-types but also the regular participation of
>line pilots, the ATC and maintenance folks, design engineers, and
>probably several other points of view as well. And, since the topic
>of multi-cultural programs has already been brought up, we also need
>to hear the thoughts of folks outside the U.S. because there are a
>lot of really good ideas out there. This is a very lofty goal but
>one which has the potential of enriching us all and leading to some
>dramatic improvements in our collective work.
I agree strongly! Those of us in the U.S. DO NOT have all the
answers, and as the discussion on cross-cultural issues makes clear,
there is much work to be done worldwide. We will make progress
through open and frequent communications.
>I like having the monthly discussion topic to provide a focus but I
>also enyoy the free-wheeling discussions that have spun off of this
>month's topic.
>There have been some really good contributions in just the last few
>days from Vince Mancuso, Dave Wilson, and John Wiley. Please keep it
>up! I know it's helpful to me in my work and I suspect it is to
>others on the list (even if they don't speak up).
>I guess my basic questions at this point are "Where are we going with
>these discussions? Do we have a goal in mind or is the journey the
>important part?"
The use of the monthly topic is designed to provide a seed for
discussion of timely topics and topics of interest to a significant
cross section of the members of the mailing list. In part, I DO think
that the journey is important, but just as valuable is a place where
you can go to get answers, sources of information, or to get feedback
from others on your ideas and approaches. A complementary goal is to
facilitate the development of generic HF/CRM materials which can be
accessed and used by the world aviation community. We will be talking
more about that as we get our Web site on line.
Best regards,
Neil Krey
76405.3621_at_compuserve.com
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/NeilKrey