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Four Kinds Of Thinking: 1. Humanistic Thinking

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 06/11/201908/03/2021

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.

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  • Culture

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

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 31/07/2018

A few weeks ago, I had a chat with Jamey Hampton, Jessica Kerr, John K. Sawers of Greater…

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  • Culture

Just culture: Who are we really afraid of?

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 24/11/201626/11/2016

When we think about just culture, we usually think about accidents and incidents, associated ‘honest…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Human Factors at The Fringe: Nuclear Family

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 14/09/201615/09/2016

Nuclear Family is a gripping piece of interactive theatre which follows Joe and Ellen, nuclear…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Empathy: A core condition for humanistic design

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 04/01/201205/03/2021

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

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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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