> Is there really a difference though? yes. > To me a "trigger" is the initial event that begins a sequence. Isn't that also a "root cause"? no. root causes

> Is there really a difference though? yes. > To me a "trigger" is the initial event that begins a sequence. Isn't that also a "root cause"? no. root causes are irreducible, hence the word "root". if someone is endlessly trained for an event and then fails at game time, its probably a root cause. people make mistakes that cannot be avoided (this is why defense in depth is a thing) if the training program is a 5 second sentence before the event, the persons mistake is not the root cause, its the training program.