Tag Archives: empathy

Four Kinds Of Thinking: 1. Humanistic Thinking

Posted on 06/11/2019 by

Understanding and intervention for system performance and human wellbeing is rooted – to some extent – in four kinds of thinking. In this short series, I outline these. This post focuses on humanistic thinking. Continue reading →

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The Safety-II Dance: A Podcast by Greater Than Code

Posted on 31/07/2018 by

A few weeks ago, I had a chat with Jamey Hampton, Jessica Kerr, John K. Sawers of Greater Than Code. Here is the podcast that resulted, expertly produced by Mandy Moore. In the podcast, we roamed around topics of human factors/ergonomics, system performance … Continue reading →

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Just culture: Who are we really afraid of?

Posted on 24/11/2016 by

When we think about just culture, we usually think about accidents and incidents, associated ‘honest mistakes’ and ‘negligence’ (by whatever name), as well as official responses to these, at company and judicial level. The notion of just culture is driven … Continue reading →

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Human Factors at The Fringe: Nuclear Family

Posted on 14/09/2016 by

Nuclear Family is a gripping piece of interactive theatre which follows Joe and Ellen, nuclear plant workers and siblings, faced with an imminent disaster. Audience members will be privy to what could possibly be their last hours as they struggle … Continue reading →

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Empathy: A core condition for humanistic design

Posted on 04/01/2012 by

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 →

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