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A Desk Is a Dangerous Place From Which to Watch the World

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 06/03/202317/03/2023

This article is a reproduction of an article published in HindSight magazine issue 28 in February 2019 on the…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

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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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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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Giving Guidance to Government

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 27/10/201817/03/2023

This article was published in The Ergonomist, published by the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and…

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The Safety-fication of Everything

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 05/11/201417/03/2023

Some time ago, I noticed the safety-fication of everything. I noticed that otherwise fairly ordinary words…

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What Are You Reading For?

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 12/10/201417/03/2023

The comedian Bill Hicks died just over 20 years ago. He was not ‘just a comedian’.…

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  • Humanistic Psychology

Déformation Professionnelle: How Profession Distorts Perspective

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 12/12/201317/03/2023

So, what do you do? If you work in a health and safety role, there…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Human Factors Research and Practice – Part 2: Bridging the Gap

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 10/03/201217/03/2023

This article by Steve Shorrock and Amy Chung was published in The Ergonomist (newsletter of…

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Human Factors Research and Practice – Part 1: Surveying the Gap

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 10/03/201217/03/2023

This article by Steve Shorrock and Amy Chung was published in The Ergonomist (newsletter of…

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Empathy: A Core Condition for Humanistic Design

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 04/01/201217/03/2023

Many involved in human-centred design (ergonomics, human factors, UX, interaction design, etc) have an internal…

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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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