CHART Speaker Series: Dr. Simon Flandin

Join us to hear from Dr. Simon Flandin. This talk will present Dr. Flandin's research agenda, encompassing key topics, theoretical frameworks, methodologies, and empirical findings. The research addresses safety, security, resilience, simulation training, and learning and development. My approach is comprehensive, qualitative, and use-oriented, with a foundation in phenomenological and semiotic analysis of cognition and practice (Poizat et al., 2023). This approach is grounded in self-organization theories, particularly enactivism, and draws on theoretical constructs such as sensemaking, abductive thinking, negative capability, and perturbation-reorganization (e.g., Gorman et al., 2010). Methodologically, I employ semiotic analysis of data gathered from direct and video observation, as well as self-confrontation interviews designed to help participants reenact meaningful experiences. These studies are conducted in naturalistic settings within at-risk industries, healthcare, victim rescue, and population protection. The findings contribute to advancing simulation training (e.g., Flandin et al., 2022), enhancing crisis management preparedness (Ketelaars et al., 2023), and fostering expertise and resilience development (Ketelaars et al., submitted for publication).