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Tag Archives: design
Work-as-Imagined Solutioneering: A 10-Step Guide
Have you ever come across a ‘problematic solution’ that was implemented in your workplace, and wondered, “How did this come to be?” Wherever you sit in an organisation, the chances are that you have. Many problematic solutions emerge from a … Continue reading
The Loneliest Profession in Healthcare
You’d expect that Human Factors/Ergonomics would be very relevant to the NHS. But is it actually integrated? Continue reading
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics, Safety
Tagged design, ergonomics, healthcare, human factors, practice, profession, safety
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The Organisational Homelessness of ‘Human Factors’
Most fields of professional activity have a settled home within the divisional and departmental structures of organisations. Operational staff work in operational divisions. Engineering staff work in engineering divisions. Everyone else tends to know their place: finance, human resources, legal, … Continue reading
Human Factors at The Oscars
“An extraordinary blunder” It has variously been described as “an incredible and almost unbelievable gaffe” (Radio Times), “the greatest mistake in Academy Awards history” (Telegraph), “an extraordinary blunder…an unprecedented error” (ITV News), “the most spectacular blunder in the history of … Continue reading
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics, Safety, systems thinking
Tagged decision making, design, human error, human factors, Oscars, safeguards, safety-II, uncertainty, work-as-done
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Empathy: A core condition for humanistic design
Many involved in human-centred design (ergonomics, human factors, UX, interaction design, etc) have an internal or external consulting role. Much of the time is spent thinking about task/interaction design, user interfaces, work environment, and many technical and project management issues. … Continue reading
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics, Humanistic Psychology
Tagged design, empathy, ergonomics, human factors, Humanistic psychology
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