How do people work around complexity and exploit new capabilities in work? How do systems of people and artifacts adapt to the demands of work? What are the surprising reverberations of technology change? Cognitive Systems Engineering arose about 25 years ago to meet these challenges. This book provides the authoritative guide to the origins and basic concepts from 2 of the pioneers in the field.

Joint Cognitive Systems: Foundations of Cognitive Systems Engineering


Erik Hollnagel & David D. Woods

Contents
The Driving Forces
The Evolution Of Work
The Basics Of A Science
The Threads Of CSE
Coping With Complexity
Use Of Artifacts
Joint Cognitive Systems
Control And Cognition
CSE And Its Applications

Taylor & Francis, February 2005, 200 pp.
ISBN: 0-8493-2821-7, $99.95 / £60.99

Putting new techniques in action: using TopicLandscapes, Animocks, and scenario-based design to support collaborative envisioning across practitioners, technologists, and cognitive engineers. The case is envisioning the role of new sensor technologies in military urban operations.
Production at url MOUT TopicLandscape or download draft paper Collabortive envisioning for MOUT pdf

For the theory see:
Practice-Centered Design link
Envisioned World Problem link
Northwest Passage in Design link

For the techniques see:
Animocks link
TopicLandscapes link