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Learning in the Heat of the Moment: An Interview With Sabrina Cohen-Hatton

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 02/04/202304/04/2023

In the heat of the moment, how do we make decisions, individually and collectively? And how can we improve decision-making at work? Steven Shorrock interviews firefighter and psychologist Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, about her work on decision-making in the emergency services, her journey from firefighter to Chief Fire Officer, and her extraordinary life.

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Surprises, Fast and Slow: Preparing for the Limits of Work-as-Imagined

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 30/01/202331/03/2023

This article is a reproduction of the Editorial published in HindSight magazine issue 34 in…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

HindSight 34: Handling Surprises (Tales of the Unexpected) is out now

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 26/01/202306/03/2023

HindSight is a magazine on human and organisational factors in operations. HindSight magazine is free…

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  • Mental Health

PTS(D) and Me

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 31/01/202010/11/2022

An experiential account of PTS(D).

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Human Factors at the Fringe: BaseCamp

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 04/08/201821/03/2023

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

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Four Kinds of ‘Human Factors’: 2. Factors of Humans

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 12/08/201713/03/2023

This second post in a series on Four Kinds of ‘Human Factors’ explores another kind of human factors: Factors of Humans.

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The Quantified Self in a Complex System: A Systems Perspective on Mental Workload

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 27/05/201527/03/2023

In the last few years, many of us have started to quantify ourselves. We have…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

‘Human error’: The Handicap of Human Factors, Safety and Justice

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 21/09/201310/03/2023

“Oh my God. I told those guys at safety that it was dangerous and one day we would lose concentration and pay for it. I already told those guys at safety that it was very dangerous! We are human and this can happen to us. This curve is inhuman!”

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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' and 'Human Performance': What's the Difference?
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  • Four Kinds of ‘Human Factors’: 2. Factors of Humans
  • The HAL 9000 Explanation: “It Can Only Be Attributable to Human Error”
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