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

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 31/07/2018

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

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

The Loneliest Profession in Healthcare

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 11/05/201805/10/2023

You’d expect that Human Factors/Ergonomics would be very relevant to the NHS. But is it actually integrated?

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Four Kinds of Human Factors: 4. Socio-Technical System Interaction

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 07/10/201724/03/2023

This is the fourth in a series of posts on different ‘kinds’ of human factors, as understood both within and outside the discipline and profession of human factors and ergonomics itself. This post explores a fourth kind of human factors: Socio-technical system interaction.

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Four Kinds of Human Factors: 3. Factors Affecting Humans

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 18/09/201713/03/2023

This third post explores another perspective on ‘human factors’: Factors Affecting Humans.

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  • Culture

Just Culture in La La Land

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 03/03/201724/05/2024

It was always going to happen. The wrong Best Picture winner was read out live on…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

The Varieties of Human Work

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 05/12/201615/12/2023

The analysis of work cannot be limited to work as prescribed in procedures etc (le travail prescrit), nor to the observation of work actually done (le travail réalisé). Similarly, it cannot be limited to work as we imagine it, nor work as people talk about it. Only by considering all four of these varieties of human work can we hope to understand what’s going on.

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  • Culture

Just Culture: Who Are We Really Afraid Of?

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 24/11/201624/05/2024

When we think about just culture, we usually think about accidents and incidents, associated ‘honest…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Human Factors at The Fringe: Nuclear Family

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 14/09/201621/03/2023

Nuclear Family is a gripping piece of interactive theatre which follows Joe and Ellen, nuclear…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Human Factors at The Fringe: My Eyes Went Dark

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 09/09/201610/12/2024

Written and directed by Matthew Wilkinson. A thrilling modern tragedy about a Russian architect driven…

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  • Culture

Human Factors at The Fringe

  • by Steven Shorrock
  • Posted on 07/09/201621/03/2023

There have been many debates in human factors about its status as science or art…

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  • Reflections on the Autistic Spectrum: A Critical Response to Uta Frith's Views
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  • Proxies for Work-as-Done: 1. Work-as-Imagined
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  • “Why Aren’t They Reporting Incidents?” Influences on Reporting Behaviour
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    Work-as-done is the work that people actually do, cognitive, verbal and manually. Work-as-judged is the judgement, evaluation or appraisal of work, via other proxies for work-as-done. Work-as-simulated is the work that is imitated or recreated in some way for the purposes of learning, testing, design, research, assessment, or exploration. Work-as-instructed is the explanation and demonstration describing how work is to be conducted or performed; the work that people are taught to do. Work-as-analysed is the process and product of examination, decomposition, categorisation, modelling and representation of work. Work-as-measured is the quantification of aspects of work: the work that is represented through numbers, metrics, indicators, scores, targets, dashboards, and other forms of quantification. Work-as-observed is the observation of the work of others, formally or informally - directly, remotely, live, or recorded - and the interpretation of what is observed by the observer. Work-as-disclosed is the work that people say that they (or others) do or did, either in formal or informal accounts. Work-as-prescribed is the formalisation, specification and design of work. It is the work that people ‘should do’, especially according to policies, procedures, rules, and so on.

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