Dr Andrew (Andy) Imada - Participatory HFE and Lessons learned

About this episode

Sharon Todd interviews Dr Andrew S. Imada about his experiences and lessons learned in implementing Human Factors and Ergonomics.

Sharon Todd and Dr Andrew S. Imada discuss the Implementation of HFE and the lessons learned in his experience as a Consultant. Dr Andy Imada is a macroergonomics consultant specializing in human and organizational change. He works with people and organizations to change their cultures, respond to scalability demands, implement disruptive technologies and survive generational transitions. He helps them meet these challenges by balancing organizational, safety, quality, and human needs. Dr. Im...

People in this episode

Host: Sharon Todd

Guest: Dr Andrew S. Imada

Topics covered

• Participatory HFE
• Consulting
• Organizational Change
• Macroergonomics
• Disruptive Technologies

Keywords

• HFE
• Consultant
• Organizational Culture
• Safety
• Quality
• Human Needs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia

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