Abstract

PUENTES-LAGOS, David E  and  GARCIA-ACOSTA, Gabriel. Technology and future ways of thinking related to work from ergonomics points of views in moments of global crisis. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2012, vol.14, suppl.1, pp.112-121. ISSN 0124-0064.

Is it possible to establish (at short, medium and long term) future work conditions or expected work conditions for Colombian people considering upcoming work technologies? Is it possible to anticipate future work desirable work conditions for Colombian people in order to plan (foresee?) work technologies? These questions guided this research and they point to an action thesis and to a reaction one in this context of work crisis. Even though a work technology establishes where, when, how, who, who with, and using what element work is done, it also establishes certain work conditions. Besides, multiple forms of considering and deconstructing past have been created from many disciplines. However, in order to foresee or construct work technologies requires a different perspective for looking further. This research has been carried out considering other disciplines points of view regarding Future Studies and Future Thinking Studies. This research has the purpose of finding future paths for Future Thinking Studies from ergonomics point of view in this moment of global work crisis we are going through.

Keywords : Human engineering; technology; forecasting; scientific innovations; ergonomics.

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