Meet Safety Summit Speaker, Dr. Kent Corso

Co-Founder at Xcelerate Innovations

Full access to the virtual Appalachian Safety Summit opened today, August 10th, 2020. I have personally enjoyed recoding these presentations with our speakers. In each recording, participants will view a 30 minute presentation followed by a lively 30 minute discussion between myself and the speaker, to drill down on the concepts and tactics to get at the key behavioral practices targeting infection control. I trust you will enjoy and learn from these discussions as much as I have.

Today, we're introducing you to Dr. Kent Corso and his session titled, “Making the Right Decisions at the Right Time: What Can We Learn from COVID-19?” 

Session Description

In a world which is becoming increasingly complex and technologically advanced, we are all bombarded with information. Separating the unimportant information from the necessary data is the first step that can help us make the right decisions at the right time. Of course, when basing our decisions on data, it is critical to have: 1) high quality information, 2) immediate access to it and 3) strong methods to understand what the data mean. 

Using a factory as an example, if one cannot measure what's happening in the facility, or has to wait weeks to learn what's happening in the facility or has no idea how to interpret, analyze and draw conclusions from the information, it is near impossible to effectively run any operational or safety program at every level of the system. Even more difficult is making predictions about what favorable or unfavorable events might happen next. 

During this pre-recorded session, the presenter will discuss an analytical tool, the standard celeration chart (SCC), that can be used by anyone who is measuring performance. Performance can be measured in one human, facility or organization, but also across a set of humans, facilities or organizations. The SCC uniquely enables a standard view across a system of how rapidly positive or negative events are occurring. This tool delivers predictive power not detectable by traditional methods of analyzing data. The SCC been used in industry, the military, the education field as well as healthcare. The COVID-19 pandemic will be used as an exemplar to illustrate how this tool can help decision-makers and leaders who must rely on information for effective policy making and public guidance. This discussion will conclude by describing promise the SCC could pose to the broader field of safety.

About Dr. Corso

Dr. Kent Corso is a board certified behavior analyst and licensed clinical psychologist. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran whose background over the last 20 years is marked by one consistent theme: the practical application of behavioral sciences to challenging problems in society such as national security, organizational change and healthcare. He is heavily involved in suicide prevention research, program development and evaluation, delivering hundreds of lectures and interviews and publishing numerous peer-reviewed research papers on this matter. Kent is a leading expert in the novel scientific methods and digital technologies for analyzing variables associated with suicide. He lives with his family in Virginia, where he leads an active consulting company operating in the U.S. and abroad.

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Summary of New Summit Format:

• Beginning on August 10th, participants will gain password-protected access to the wisdom of 8 internationally recognized experts and practitioners through their digital presentations.
• Each presentation will end with an engaging interview by Dr. Tim Ludwig which will focus primarily on how the safety practitioner can apply the shared insight to their workplaces.
• Best of all, participants can consume the information at a timeframe that works best for them. (The password protected online content will remain available through September.)
• On August 25th at 1:00 pm (EST), participants will be invited to participate in a LIVE panel discussion with all featured speakers, moderated by Dr. Tim Ludwig. Participants will be able to ask questions via the CHAT function in ZOOM. (This session will also be recorded for later viewing)

Registration Information

Registration for the virtual 2020 Appalachian Safety Summit is $200 per participant or $500 for a Group Link that can be shared with up to 5 people.

REGISTRATION OPEN THROUGH AUGUST 25th.

Registrants will receive:

• Access to password-protected recordings beginning August 10th.
• Opportunity to ask specific questions of our featured speakers during the LIVE panel on August 25th, 2020.
• Access to all recorded sessions after the Summit is over (until September 30)

As always, proceeds from the Appalachian Safety Summit support the research and professional development of students in Appalachian State University’s Industrial/Organizational Psychology & Human Resources (IOHRM) graduate program.

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-Dr. Tim Ludwig