Risk perception and impacts on risk management for live events

It's tempting to imagine that when you've done a risk assessment, you've thought of everything… Slips? Check… Trips? Check… Falls? Check, check and check. But what if your brain is playing subtle tricks on you and blinding you to important detail? In this session we'll explore some of the failures in risk perception that we all suffer from, examine how these are problematic for live event management, and suggest some solutions to help you manage your inner cave-person.