The Simple Genius of Checklists

Instead of making the pilots undergo further training, however, Boeing came up with a simple yet ingenious solution – a pilot checklist. “We use checklists in everything from procedures in system test plans to reminders on how to restore backups to our computer, says David Oberhettinger, the Chief Knowledge Officer of the Jet Propulsion Lab. For example, here’s the checklist we have created in Nuclino to onboard new team members:

Daniel Boorman, a veteran pilot working for Boeing and the technical lead for the development of the 787’s pilot system of checklists, has worked with the FBI, the World Health Organization, the American Society of Radiation Oncologists, and many more.

Source: blog.nuclino.com