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- Psychosocial Ergonomics, IEHF Keynote, 18 April 2012
- Patrick has confirmed that the topic of his keynote talk at next year’s Institute for Ergonomi...[+]
- Positive Psychology Talk at Accenture
- Patrick will be speaking at an event organised by Excenture, an organisation for former Accenture em...[+]
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- Patrick will be guest lecturing at Brunel University next month on the MSc in Integrated Product Des...[+]
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- It has been confirmed that Patrick will be a guest lecturer for University College London on the MSc...[+]
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Psychosocial Ergonomics, IEHF Keynote, 18 April 2012
November 2011
Patrick has confirmed that the topic of his keynote talk at next year’s Institute for Ergonomics and Human Factors Conference will be Psychosocial Ergonomics.
The presentation will look at how to apply people-centred design approaches not only to the design of products and services, but also more widely. This potentially includes economic, social and geopolitical systems .
Patrick said, “design-based approaches have already proved to be effective in areas such as healthcare, education and transportation. In this talk I will explore the opportunities for applying them to a number of other areas that are very important in terms of enhancing the people’s quality of life.”
The conference will be held in Blackpool from 16 to 19 April 2012.
Positive Psychology Talk at Accenture
November 2011
Patrick will be speaking at an event organised by Excenture, an organisation for former Accenture employees.
His talk will be on the subject of positive psychology.
In his talk he will outline the key findings from positive psychology and what it has to say about success, happiness and fulfilment.
He said, “The discipline of positive psychology is now over ten years old and a substantial body of scientifically valid findings has been established. We now know better than ever before why some people achieve more and are more fulfilled than others.”
The event is being held in London on Thursday 8 December 2011 in Accenture’s offices in Fenchurch Street at 6 pm. The event is free to attend, but registration is required in advance.
If you would like to attend please contact us to reserve a place.
Design Lecture at Brunel University, 9 December 2011
November 2011
Patrick will be guest lecturing at Brunel University next month on the MSc in Integrated Product Design.
His lecture will look both at usability and at the emotional aspects of interacting with products, services and systems.
He said, “Brunel University is now probably the UK’s top university for product design. The standard of teaching is superb and the research is also first class.”
Patrick has been a guest lecturer at Brunel for the last 10 years.
Design and Emotion Lecture at UCL, 12 February 2012
November 2011
It has been confirmed that Patrick will be a guest lecturer for University College London on the MSc in Human Computer Interaction and Ergonomics.
Patrick will be lecturing on the Four Pleasures, a framework for understanding how to make products and services more emotionally engaging.
Patrick said, “understanding what makes things emotionally engaging is vital if we are to create products and services which are both usable and enjoyable to use. The four pleasures framework gives us a useful way of thinking about these issues.”