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Tag Archives: experience
Work and how to survive it: Lesson 3. Encourage the whole self
This is the third in a series reflecting on excerpts from Life and How To Survive It, by the psychotherapist Robin Skynner and the comedian John Cleese, with some reflections on work and organisations. Continue reading
Posted in Humanistic Psychology
Tagged ABCD, Carl Rogers, congratulations, experience, holism, Humanistic psychology
The Commercialisation and Commodification of Competency
Two or three years ago, I undertook a course involving UX ‘certification’. I had already undertaken courses in HCI and design as part of an MSc(Eng) in Work Design and Ergonomics some years (ahem…21) earlier. And I had already been … Continue reading
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics, Safety, systems thinking
Tagged certification, commercialisation, competence, competency, experience, qualification, safety, ux
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 difficult position: Experts question whether ergonomics holds up), a Sydney University Professor calls out physical ‘ergonomics’ as bad science and practice: Every year, companies around … Continue reading
