Articles & Podcasts

A selection of freely available podcasts, talks, articles and reports that I’ve been involved in over the last couple of years. Thanks to everyone that has helped to highlight the need for change and a new ways of thinking.

Podcasts and Talks

Gill Kernick on The Grenfell Tower Disaster — Part Two
Jan 2022. Human Risk Podcast: Grenfell Part Two with Christian Hunt discussing my book and broader lessons and learning .
Gill Kernick on The Grenfell Tower Disaster — Part One
Jan 2022. Human Risk Podcast: Grenfell Part One with Christian Hunt discussing the fire and what lessons their are about risk and decision making.
March 2022. Constructing You Podcast with Elinor Moshe. Discussing my own journey and learnings.
Dec 2021. Enlightened Leadership Embraces the Power of Failure With Scott McInnes discussing why our traditional approaches to leadership are increasingly ineffective.
Dec 2021. Rebranding Safety Podcast. A delightful meandering conversation with the wonderful James McPherson. Also on You Tube.
Sep 2021. Systemic Change, Myths and Disruption Oil and Gas Denmark conference presentation. First live event post Covic.
July 2021 In conversation with Prof. Colin Talbot for Public Policy Exchange.
June 2021 Conversation with Diane Coyle and Jill Rutter. Bennett Institue for Public Policy.
June 2021 Avoidable Networks discussion. Bringing a human perspective. PDF of presentation.
Apr 2021. Grenfell Fire Through My Eyes. In conversation with Ansh Sachdeva head of the Students Union at the time of the Cube Fire.
Grenfell, COVID-19 and our inability to learn with Gill Kernick
Feb 2021. Lessons from Grenfell: Why aren’t we learning? In conversation with Ian Hart from SHP and James Moore from IFSEC Global.

Jan 2020 Aftershock podcast: 2020, safety, homelessness (and of course a bit of Brexit)
June 2019. BBC Beyond Today Podcast. Grenfell: what have we learnt? With Matthew Price and Kate Lamble on the second anniversary of the fire.

Articles and Press

March 2021. Making the water visible: a methodology. A follow up article in the Crisis Response Journal articulating the methodology used in writing Catastrophe and Systemic Change.
Crisis Response Journal
Dec 2021. Systemic Change in Complex Times article for the Crisis Response Journal exploring piecemeal versus systemic change.
Dec 2021. Gill Kernick addressing the full RBKC Council Meeting about the proposed Trellick and Edenham development and failing to learn from Grenfell.
Aug 2021. Review of Catastrophe and Systemic Change by Duncan Spencer CFIOSH, head of advice and practice, IOSH
July 2021. Intractable challenges, systemic change and the role of trust. Blog for Bennett Institutue

June 2021 . Lessons from Grenfell. Prospect Magazine.
Dec 2020. SHP’s Most Influential figures in health & safety named for 2020. Gill Kernick voted as one of the most influential figures in Health and safety in the UK.

Aug 2020: Power and accountability: Policy lessons from catastrophic events
Aug 2020 Grenfell: The danger of the narratives we use to silence
May 2020 Inspirational Woman: Gill Kernick | Master Consultant, JMJ Associates Interview with We are the City.
Dec 2019. Heroes and Villains: The narratives displacing our ability to learn from Grenfell. Blog for Bennett Institute.
Apr 2019 Learning from Grenfell – avoiding the next ‘black swan’ tragedy Blog for Bennett Institute.

Working Parties and Reports

When Things Go Wrong
The response of the justice system
Policy Lessons from
Catastrophic Events
Accountability in modern
government: what are the issues?
A discussion paper