Books and
Cooks West
September 2006
The Human Factor
by Kim Vicente
Human Factor:
Revolutionizing the Way People Live with Technology
Kim Vicente
Our world is filled with objects that invite human error: from VCRs to stoves to hospitals, airplane cockpits, and nuclear power plants. Technological innovation is progressing so quickly that we have fallen behind in our ability to manage it. What we really need, argues Kim Vicente, is technology that works for people.
In this immensely readable work, Vicente 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.
As entertaining as it is provocative, The Human Factor shows how vitally important it is to put people first and technology second. Kim Vicente's solutions to our current problems are certain to create public debate for years to come.
