Innovation and automation
By: Paul Satchell, director, Sattress
Series: Routledge revivals; Routledge revivals
Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2018
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780429449888
Subjects: Automation; Case studies; Human-machine systems; Automatisation; Études de cas; Systèmes homme-machine; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Engineering (General)
Description: First published in 1998, this book links the forces of innovation and automation positively by shifting the focus on human-machine interactions from the current, technology-centred approach, to one where sharing is evolved and creativity is no longer suppressed. It provides a unique way of understanding innovation in organisations, by using an environmental interaction approach to understand creativity and its translation into innovatory behaviour. The current dampening of creativity in organisations is made meaningful by explaining organisational behaviour in terms of rituals. The author succinctly assembles the current evidence that the prevailing technology-centred approach to automation is in part responsible for the inability of humans to be creative in work situations. Many of the behavioural constraints necessary for this type of automation paralyse the translation of creativity into innovatory behaviour. In producing an antidote to the technology-centred approach, he moves beyond current human-centred thinking, to an approach where humans and machines share by using the same processes that underlie the sharing between humans. This sharing-centred approach to automation is explained and illustrated. Throughout the book the current state of human-machine interactions is illustrated with vignettes from aviation, medicine and from organisations. The book also discusses three pictures of future human-machine interactions of the flightdeck, in primary care medical practice, and in boardrooms of major organisations. The main readership includes all who are interested in innovation and organisational development, especially in the technology based industries and services such as healthcare, transportation, manufacturing and information systems; it provides essential new ideas for senior executives, strategic consultants, specialists in organisational behaviour and human resources, members of regulatory agencies and other government facilities, and academicians and researchers.
Notes: "First published 1998 by Ashgate Publishing."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Examples; Preface and acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Humans and machines I; 2.1 Flexible control automation; 2.2 Useful automation and information provision; 2.3 Automation and dynamic training; 2.4 Adaptable technology for leaders; 2.5 Summary; 2.6 Approach for using this book; Part A Competitiveness, Innovation and Creativity; 3 Innovation and competitiveness; 3.1 Definitions; 3.2 Innovation and theories of competitiveness; 3.3 Technological innovation and competitiveness; title: 3.4 Knowledge, competencies, innovation and competitiveness3.5 National innovation systems; 3.6 Competitiveness from other factors related to innovation; 3.7 Competitiveness, innovation, management and structure; 3.8 Summary; 4 Innovation issues and processes; 4.1 Beyond definitions; 4.2 Radical versus incremental innovation; 4.3 Technological and non-technological innovation; 4.4 Continuous improvement versus innovation; 4.5 Other innovation issues; 4.6 Innovation models and processes; 4.7 Innovation processes for the individual; 4.8 Summary; 5 Creativity issues and attributes; title: 5.1 Approaches and definitions5.2 Self report and the 'genius' approach; 5.3 Creativity issues; 5.4 Environment attributes; 5.5 Temporal attributes; 5.6 Knowledge attributes; 5.7 Combining creativeness; 5.8 Summary; 6 Creativity and ritual in organisations; 6.1 Creativity in organisations; 6.2 The creativity of everyone; 6.3 Creativity in organisational groups; 6.4 The threat from creativity; 6.5 Ritual; 6.6 Ritual in organisations; 6.7 Background factors in organisational rituals; 6.8 Summary; Part B Automation; 7 Technology-centred and human-centred automation; 7.1 Definitions; title: 7.2 Types of shared automation7.3 Technology-centred automation; 7.4 Human-centred automation; 7.5 Summary; 8 Humans and machines II; 8.1 Automated vigilance control; 8.2 Human flexibility versus machine flexibility; 8.3 Faultless machines and disasters; 8.4 Focal automation and displaced consequence; 8.5 Summary; 9 Current automation consequences; 9.1 Situation awareness; 9.2 Complacency and miscommunication; 9.3 Odds and ends; 9.4 Summary; 10 Sharing with machines; 10.1 Levels of automation and types of sharing; 10.2 Current sharing is satisfactory; 10.3 Current sharing is unsatisfactory; title: 10.4 Some uncertainties about human machine sharing10.5 Collective disquiet about current sharing with machines; 10.6 Sharing with machines; title: a background; 10.7 Summary; Part C Sharing Automation and Innovative Behaviour; 11 Current technology, creativity and rituals; 11.1 Routine and non-routine human-machine interactions; 11.2 Technology-centred automation and creativity; 11.3 Current automation, roles and rituals; 11.4 Technology, rituals and other contributing factors; 11.5 Current antidotes to technology related rituals; 11.6 Summary; 12 A new approach to human-machine sharing