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Month: December 2014

  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Paramedics under pressure: A case study for systems thinking

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 13/12/201412/06/2018

Learning systems thinking is best done by doing. Case studies are useful ways to understand…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

The whole picture

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 06/12/201412/12/2014

During my teenage years, I was primarily interested in the arts, not the sciences. I…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

‘Human error’: Still undefined after all these years

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 02/12/201417/01/2018

Despite the pervasive and controversial nature of the notion of ‘human error’ in academia, industry…

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Steven Shorrock is an interdisciplinary humanistic, systems and design practitioner interested in human work from multiple perspectives.

Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) & Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist (CErgHF)

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