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Normalization-of-Deviance

The Mind of the Maker: Psychology of Engineering Failure

1 January 2026·1267 words·6 mins

Systems and Innovation Engineering Psychology Cognitive Bias in Design Normalization-of-Deviance Engineering Failure Analysis Human Factors Engineering Organizational Psychology System Design Safety Culture Decision-Making and Bias Disaster Analysis Systems Thinking

How cognitive biases, organizational psychology, and human error transform theoretical designs into real-world disasters.

The Mind of the Maker- Part 1: The Illusion of Invulnerability: How the Titanic's Designers Dismissed the Iceberg Threat

1 January 2026·1297 words·7 mins

Systems and Innovation Titanic Normalization-of-Deviance Expert-Blind-Spot Cognitive-Bias Engineering Psychology Design-Failures Disaster Analysis Decision-Making and Bias

How psychological overconfidence transformed an advanced design into a death trap. The Titanic's story reveals how expertise can become a blindness.