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My Father ….. Eight weeks ago
Eight weeks ago was my father’s last day of life, and my last day having a parent I could see, touch and who could hear my words. I have continued onward with my life, which included attending the funeral of another wonderful man I knew. Without asking I have been given a repeat lesson and…
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” I use my time wisely. ” An affirmation that serves me well.
Using time wisely has long been a major concern of mine. I’m sure I am not unique. Time is for many of us our most limited resource, blessed as some of us are with sufficient resources to live our lives well. Time is a fixed resource for all. One thing I have made time for…
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Guerrilla Usability
Guerrilla Usability: The act of providing usability advice without being asked and without compensation, especially when done to advance a worthy cause. (Allied with Guerrilla Ergonomics) The term Guerrilla Usability was inspired by “Guerrilla Marketing” which has as a core element acting in ways that surprise and are unexpected. People don’t expect others to offer…
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Ways ergonomics and human factors can contribute to sustainability. (Let’s crowd source a list!)
Ergonomics is generally applied to help optimize an operation from both the human sustainability and human performance perspectives. The human performance focus often yields operations efficiencies in ways…
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Ergonomics and Sustainability: How can we make a difference?
We ergonomists can make a difference in sustainability** focused efforts by doing what we already know how to do. Day in and day out we apply our ergonomics…