Safe enough to be honest
Constructive participation without inappropriate blame.
Independent post-incident learning
Incidents are inevitable.
Repeated incidents are optional.
Erismus Consultancy helps organisations turn difficult outcomes into practical learning, owned action and measurable improvement.
30 years of operational experience
Independent facilitation grounded in real-world command
Clear outputs followed through to action
The approach
Honest learning.
Practical change.
A structured and independently facilitated environment helps people speak candidly, understand what shaped the outcome and agree what needs to change.
Rigorous enough to be useful
Move beyond chronology to decisions, context and causes.
Practical enough to change behaviour
Turn learning into owned, measurable action.
The REFLECT methodology
Seven stages provide a simple route from incident to improvement.
30years of operational experience
Dan Garside
Operational credibility in high-pressure environments.
A serving UK Police Inspector with 30 years’ experience across two large forces, Dan specialises in command, critical incidents, operational planning, debriefing and organisational learning.
He is an accredited public order, public safety and firearms commander, as well as a Counter Terrorism Security Coordinator. That experience helps participants engage with someone who understands pressure, imperfect information and real-world constraints.
Post-incident review
Independent facilitation and a clear lessons-learned report.
Leadership debrief
Focused review of decisions, coordination and governance.
Learning programme
Workshops, action tracking and repeat-theme analysis.
Start a conversation
Begin with one incident.
Discuss how an independent post-incident review could support your organisation and turn experience into lasting improvement.
No fixed template.
Every engagement is shaped around the incident, organisation and required outcome.