In both cases, the failures were a result of human decision-errors. The purpose of this article was to take a step backwards and look at our world from the big picture perspective, rather than the microscope that we are often forced to look through. Furthermore, solving such issues is usually not difficult from the solution standpoint the difficulty is in the implementation end. This is because these Human and Latent Root Causes are generally accepted practices. The acceptance of change within the culture will be the barrier, not coming up with the correct solution.
Precision is a way of life.
It is a way of looking at our environment and how we operate within that environment. If we view the world through the microscope and see failure as inevitable, then the best we can do is sharpen our response. However, if we look at the big picture, if we do NOT accept failure as the cost of doing business then we will seek the truth. We will explore to find the real root causes of why problems surface. When such causes are identified we will then add precision solutions to our culture and eliminate the risk of recurrence of the event, rather than merely sharpening our response.