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)
Tag Archives: organisations
HindSight 30 on Wellbeing is out now
HindSight Issue 30 on Wellbeing is now online at SKYbrary. You can download the full issue, and individual articles. HindSight magazine is free and published twice a year, reaching tens of thousands of readers in aviation and other sectors worldwide. You will find an introduction to this Issue in this post, along with links to the magazine and the individual articles. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Human Factors/Ergonomics, Humanistic Psychology, Mental Health, Safety, Systems Thinking
Tagged ATC, aviation, culture, health and safety, healthcare, HindSightMagazine, human factors, Mental Health, mindfulness, nuclear, organisational culture, organisations, ptsd, stress, wellbeing
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. Continue reading
Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics, Systems Thinking
Tagged ergonomics, human factors, organisations, silos, Systems Thinking, work
The Real Second Victims
In many professions, specific terms – both old and new – are often established and accepted unquestioningly, from the inside. In some cases, such terms may create and perpetuate inequity and injustice, even when introduced with good intentions. One example that has played on my mind over recent years is the term ‘second victim’. Continue reading
Posted in Safety
Tagged ethics, healthcare, human error, just culture, justice, organisations, second victims, third victims
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