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Four Kinds Of Thinking: 1. Humanistic Thinking

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 06/11/201923/12/2022

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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  • Safety

System Safety: Seven Friends of Intervention

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 04/04/201913/01/2022

In this short series, I highlight seven foes and seven friends of system safety, both…

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  • Safety

System Safety: Seven Friends of Explanation

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 30/03/201906/03/2021

In this short series, I highlight seven foes and seven friends of system safety, both…

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  • Safety

The Real Focus of Safety-II

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 09/10/201805/03/2021

Safety-II has become a talking point. It is discussed not only among safety professionals, but – perhaps more importantly – among front line practitioners, managers, board members and regulators in a wide array of industries. But what is the real focus of Safety-II?

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Human Factors at the Fringe: BaseCamp

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 04/08/201804/08/2018

A legendary rivalry: one mountain and two climbers seeking to be the best. We join…

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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

The whole picture

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 06/12/201412/12/2014

During my teenage years, I was primarily interested in the arts, not the sciences. I…

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  • Culture

If it weren’t for the managers…

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 20/10/201418/01/2017

“If only it weren’t for the managers, the goddamned managers, always getting tangled up in the…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Empathy: A core condition for humanistic design

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 04/01/201213/01/2022

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

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About the Author

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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Human Factors & Ergonomics in Practice

'Human Factors & Ergonomics in Practice' concerns the real practice of human factors and ergonomics (HF/E), conveying the perspectives and experiences of practitioners and other stakeholders in a variety of industrial sectors, organisational settings and working contexts. Buy direct from Routledge.

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