Interface Risk was developed in response to a consistent pattern observed across industries, government, and safety-critical environments.
Serious harm continues to occur even where rules are followed, training is completed, and systems are compliant.
The common factor is not task failure — it is failure at the interfaces between people, systems, and environments.
We believe that safety, performance, and accountability emerge from interaction — not instruction.
People do not fail because they lack rules.
They fail because they are introduced to complex environments without understanding how systems, responsibilities, and pressures interact.
Interface Risk exists to address this gap before exposure occurs.
Traditional onboarding explains work.
Interface Risk introduces people to it.
By immersing individuals in real operational environments — safely and without consequence — awareness develops naturally.
This allows people to recognise interfaces, anticipate conditions, and understand cause and effect before entering live operations.
The Octopus Model was developed to provide a universal structure for immersive onboarding.
It recognises that while environments differ across industries, the interfaces within them do not.
By organising onboarding content around consistent interface domains, the Octopus Model enables a single, standardised approach to be applied across industry, government, and defence.
Interface Risk is designed to safeguard people, not to monitor or punish them.
Accountability is embedded through understanding — by making cause and effect visible at interfaces — rather than through retrospective blame.
This supports responsible decision-making while maintaining psychological safety and trust.
Interface Risk is designed to integrate into existing onboarding, safety, and governance systems.
The approach supports internationally recognised management standards and is suitable for use across regulated, safety-critical, and public sector environments.
It is an enabling layer — not a replacement for existing controls.