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System Safety: Seven Friends of Explanation

Posted on 30/03/2019 by stevenshorrock

In this short series, I highlight seven foes and seven friends of system safety, both for explanation and intervention. Each is a concept, meme, or device used in thinking, language, and intervention (reinforced by more fundamental foes that act as barriers … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics, Safety, systems thinking | Tagged ABCD, adjustments, assets, degraded system, goal conflicts, human performance, interactions, local rationality, patterns, performance adjustments, performance variability, systems thinking, trade-offs, work, work-as-done | Leave a comment

HindSight 28 on Change is out now!

Posted on 21/02/2019 by stevenshorrock

HindSight Issue 28 is now available in print and online at SKYbrary and on the EUROCONTROL website. 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. Continue reading →

Posted in Human Factors/Ergonomics, Safety, systems thinking | Tagged ATC, aviation, change, community, counselling, hindsight, justculture, psychotherapy, shipping, technology, work | Leave a comment

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

Posted on 07/10/2017 by stevenshorrock

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. Continue reading →