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Month: January 2017

  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

The Archetypes of Human Work: 4. Ignorance and Fantasy

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 31/01/201708/03/2021

This is the fourth in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work,…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

The Archetypes of Human Work: 3. Taboo

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 29/01/201708/03/2021

This is the third in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work,…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

The Archetypes of Human Work: 2. Congruence

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 27/01/201708/03/2021

This is the second in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, which are based on the interactions or relationships between The Varieties of Human Work.

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

The Archetypes of Human Work: 1. The Messy Reality

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 13/01/201708/05/2019

In my last post, I outlined some thoughts on four varieties of human work: work-as-imagined, work-as-prescribed, work-as-disclosed and work-as-done. As with most things, what is most interesting about these varieties concerns their relationships and interactins. In this post, I outline seven such ‘archetypes of human work’ based on these relationships.

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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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