Table of contents:
Preface
Part One: Technology Wreaking Havoc
1. A Threat to Our Quality of Life: Technology Beyond Our Control
2. Why Is Technology So Out of Control? Walking Around Half-Blind
Part Two: Technology For Humans
3. Let's Get Physical: Fitting the Design to the Body
4. Minding the Mind I: Everyday Psychology
5. Minding the Mind II: Safety-Critical Psychology
6. Staying on the Same Page: Choreographing Team Coordination
7. Management Matters: Building Learning Organizations
8. Political Imperatives I: Technology for Better or for Worse?
9. Political Imperatives II: Safeguarding the Public Interest
Part Three: Regaining Control of Our Lives
10. The Way Forward: Not by Widgets Alone
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
In this incessantly readable, groundbreaking work, Vincente makes vividly clear how we can bridge the widening gap between people and technology. He investigates every level of human activity--from simple matters such as our hand-eye coordination to complex human systems such as government regulatory agencies, and why businesses would benefit from making consumer goods easier to use. He shows us why we all have a vital stake in reforming the aviation industry, the health industry, and the way we live day-to-day with technology.
Preface
Part One: Technology Wreaking Havoc
1. A Threat to Our Quality of Life: Technology Beyond Our Control
2. Why Is Technology So Out of Control? Walking Around Half-Blind
Part Two: Technology For Humans
3. Let's Get Physical: Fitting the Design to the Body
4. Minding the Mind I: Everyday Psychology
5. Minding the Mind II: Safety-Critical Psychology
6. Staying on the Same Page: Choreographing Team Coordination
7. Management Matters: Building Learning Organizations
8. Political Imperatives I: Technology for Better or for Worse?
9. Political Imperatives II: Safeguarding the Public Interest
Part Three: Regaining Control of Our Lives
10. The Way Forward: Not by Widgets Alone
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
In this incessantly readable, groundbreaking work, Vincente makes vividly clear how we can bridge the widening gap between people and technology. He investigates every level of human activity--from simple matters such as our hand-eye coordination to complex human systems such as government regulatory agencies, and why businesses would benefit from making consumer goods easier to use. He shows us why we all have a vital stake in reforming the aviation industry, the health industry, and the way we live day-to-day with technology.