"The core human factors knowledge stands you in good stead whatever industry you work in. There is so much that we can learn from other industries, and we should."
This week on the How to Thrive podcast, Claire and Helen are joined by Fran Ives, chartered human factors specialist, founder of Ergoscape, knowledge mobilisation fellow at Keele University, and current President of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors.
She also has the chain to prove it, and is terrified of losing it.
Fran is one of a rare breed who decided at 18 to study ergonomics. What followed was a career that took her from automotive test tracks to nuclear power stations to NHS operating theatres, and eventually to leading the professional body for human factors in the UK.
In this episode, Claire and Helen talk to Fran about what human factors and ergonomics actually are, why they transfer so powerfully across industries, and why she's fighting to stop people in different industries working in silos.
She also talks about her fascinating work in knowledge mobilisation: the art of taking brilliant research off dusty shelves and making it actually land in the real world.
More about Fran:
Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors: ergonomics.org.uk
Fran's business: Ergoscape.co.uk
Fran's podcast (currently on pause): All Systems Ergo
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Your How to Thrive hosts:
Claire Sanders, former Corporate Lawyer, General Counsel and Co-Founder of Being Human Consulting.
Helen Silver-MacMahon, Human Factors Specialist, Veterinary Nurse and Co-Founder of Being Human Consulting.
Music Credit: Lo-Fi Hip Hop (Never Old Fashioned) by Alex Kizenkov
Podcast Production: Anthony Zahra
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