Connections From Hammond's "The Mind of War" - Col John Boyd

[Kennebec_Captain]

There was a discussion on this thread as to these three terms.

“The Captains of Thor — What Really Caused the Loss of the SS El Faro” by Robert Frump

Yes, I thought the same thing. Pressure in general but also the way Frump tells Davidson’s story makes it easier to see how he’d lean towards taking more risk on that voyage. It was several factors, in particular the dysfunctional selection process for the new ships but in general the ethos or culture that had developed with regards to risk taking. Not at the company but on the ships. One detail I thought was interesting was this Charles Perrow quote: Yale Professor Charles Perrow applied…