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The Credit Crisis2 comments

Francois Aubin wrote 1 year ago: The current financial crisis is a serious situation because it affects the foundation of the banking … more →

Tags: Cognitive Engineering, James Reason, credit crisis, bank, Evidence Based mangement, Decision Making

The 10 most common design mistakes on the Web4 comments

Francois Aubin wrote 1 year ago: Not understanding the nature of the Internet.  Too often, design teams think of the Internet as a pu … more →

Tags: Usability, Web usability, Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, HCI, Human-computer interaction, user experience, Interaction design

On Education: Take 2

Francois Aubin wrote 1 year ago: I am currently reading the latest biography of Albert Einstein by Walter Isaacson. I then decided to … more →

Tags: Cognitive Engineering, Albert Einstein, Ken Robinson, Education

The Mechanics of Politics in IT: Part 11 comment

Francois Aubin wrote 1 year ago: Last year, the government of Quebec asked Cognitive Group to do a heuristic evaluation (expert evalu … more →

Tags: Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, HCI, Human-computer interaction, user experience, Interaction design, Gallileo, Human factors, Don Norman

The Irony of Project Management: the practitioner’s view5 comments

Francois Aubin wrote 1 year ago: I was recently hired by an important financial institution from Canada to help them assess their str … more →

Tags: Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, Human-computer interaction, user experience, Change Management, project management, PMI, Project Management Institute

Leading change: the practitioner’s view3 comments

Francois Aubin wrote 1 year ago: A few years ago, I was in a group that got lost during a hiking trip. One member of the group said … more →

Tags: cognitive ergonomics, Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, Jack Welch, user experience, Human factors, Human Errors, Change Management, Don Norman

Simplicity: the Jawbone web site

Francois Aubin wrote 1 year ago: In the: 10 things to do for the success of your web site – the practitioner view, I wrote in 8 … more →

Tags: Web usability, cognitive ergonomics, Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, HCI, Human-computer interaction, user experience, Jawbone, FuseProject

10 things to do for the success of your web site - the practitioner view6 comments

Francois Aubin wrote 1 year ago: 1. Know what is important. 1. Bring users to your site, 2. Ensure usefulness and usability, 3. Maxim … more →

Tags: Usability, Web usability, Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, HCI, Human-computer interaction, Thomas Tullis, user experience, SEO

On the Size of Font5 comments

Francois Aubin wrote 2 years ago: Just back from SanFrancisco, I was trying to find an address in Montreal. I had to slow down in orde … more →

Tags: cognitive ergonomics, Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, Thomas Tullis, user experience, city planning, Font size, street names

Human Error Part 1: De la Concorde Overpass3 comments

Francois Aubin wrote 2 years ago: In September 2006, a bridge collapsed in Laval (a Montreal suburb), resulting in 5 deaths. An inquir … more →

Tags: Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, James Reason, Jacques Marchand, Commission d'enquête sur le viaduc de la Concorde, Human Error

Innovation Par 1: Why Silicon Valley

Francois Aubin wrote 2 years ago: LeRoi Gourhan, a French Anthropologist, observed that during pre-historic times there was a close re … more →

Tags: HCI, Human-computer interaction, Larry Tesler, Innovation, newton, Gallileo, Michelson-Morley, Wright Brothers

Sketching User Experience 1 comment

Francois Aubin wrote 2 years ago: I just finished the book « Sketching User Experience » by Bill Buxton. This book in my view is an im … more →

Tags: Usability, Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, HCI, Human-computer interaction, user experience, Interaction design, Bill Buxton

Michel Leblanc Conference 2 comments

Francois Aubin wrote 2 years ago: I recently assisted at a speech given by Michel Leblanc at the Big Bang on may 17, 2007. This is cer … more →

Tags: Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, user experience, SEO, Michel Leblanc, Client Acquisition

Usability versus Usefulness2 comments

Francois Aubin wrote 2 years ago: You have to provide your friend with driving directions to come to your home. All of a sudden, your … more →

Tags: Usability, Web usability, cognitive ergonomics, Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, HCI, Human-computer interaction, user experience, Dan Diaper

What is Usability?

Francois Aubin wrote 2 years ago: Usability expresses the ease with which people can employ a particular tool or object in order to ac … more →

Tags: Usability, Web usability, Cognitive Engineering, Cognitive Egonomics, HCI, Human-computer interaction, user experience

What is Distributed Cognition?

Francois Aubin wrote 2 years ago: Distributed cognition proposes that human knowledge and cognition are not confined to the individual … more →

Tags: Usability, Cognitive Engineering, business analysis, Cognitive Egonomics, HCI, Human-computer interaction, user experience


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