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Twenty Five Years: Reflections on the Practice of Improving Work

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 06/11/202217/03/2023

In this post, I reflect on what I learned since graduating and have found to be most important to practice in the design and improvement of work.

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  • Culture

Staying In Control: Five Suggestions From a Long-Distance Psychologist on the Centenary of Air Traffic Control

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 20/10/202220/03/2023

On the centenary of air traffic control, and the International day of the air traffic controller, I offer five suggestions that have emerged from my experience of working with air traffic controllers over 25 years of practice as a psychologist. 

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  • Humanistic Psychology

On Living and Dying: 2. The Simple Thing Wrong With Us

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 03/10/202228/02/2023

Are there people in your life to whom you feel, at some level, a need…

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  • Health and Wellbeing

On Living and Dying: 1. Eulogy Virtues

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 28/09/202228/02/2023

One of my favourite places is a cemetery. It is not the kind of cemetery…

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  • Safety

“Above All Else…” Reflecting on the Gifts of Richard I. Cook

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 16/09/202227/02/2023

Sometimes, people come into your life and – through a rare blend of qualities – support you through the challenges and struggles in a way that few can. Richard Cook has been such a presence in my life.

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On the Spread of Ideas: Four Roles and Four Traps 

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 22/06/202220/03/2023

In this post, I describe four roles for the spread of new ideas, and reflect on corresponding ego traps or shadow roles.

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  • Humanistic Psychology

Adjusting to Major Life Changes

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 16/05/202218/05/2022

When stressful or traumatic life events come along, we all respond in different ways. One of these may seem counter-intuitive, that we can thrive and flourish following adversity. In this article, Stephen Joseph introduces the psychology of post-traumatic growth, with Steven Shorrock.

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  • Mental Health

Navigating the New Reality

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 07/05/202207/05/2022

While we sometimes talk about the ‘new normal’, the only thing that is normal is change. So how might we navigate the new reality? The following five practices are important in adjusting and adapting and are supported by research on resilience and growth.

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We Need to Talk About Engineering

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 09/02/202217/10/2022

When it comes to human performance, most efforts to understand work are dedicated to operational roles such as air traffic controllers and professional pilots. In this article, I outline five challenges for engineers in the drive for digitalisation.

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Digitalisation at Sea: All Hands on Deck

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 03/02/202220/03/2023

This article is a reproduction of the Editorial published in HindSight magazine issue 33 in…

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About the Author

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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