Seeing the People In Control

This article is a slightly edited reproduction of the Editorial published in HindSight magazine issue 36 (Autumn 2024)…

Human Performance in the Spotlight: ‘Human Error’ and ‘Honest Mistakes’

This article is a reproduction of an article published in HindSight magazine issue 35 in September 2023 (all issues available…

Twenty Five Years: Reflections on the Practice of Improving Work

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.

What Human Factors Isn’t: 1. Common Sense

‘Human Factors’ (or Ergonomics) is often presented as something that it’s not, or as something…

The Organisational Homelessness of ‘Human Factors’

In this post, I outline four common homes for HF/E within organisations, drawing on personal experience in each of the four organisational divisions in different organisations. I conclude with some of the implications of organisational homelessness.

‘Human Factors’ and ‘Human Performance’: What’s the Difference?

The term ‘Human Performance’ (and ‘Human and Organisational Performance’ (or HOP) has become increasingly common…

Giving Guidance to Government

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

The Problem with Professional Appropriation: The Case of ‘Human Factors’ and ‘Ergonomics’

In a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper by journalist Liam Mannix (A…

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

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

Suitably Qualified and Experienced? Five Questions to Ask Before Buying Human Factors Training or Consultancy

Ergonomics (or human factors) is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among…