As members of the same profession, we tend to understand what we’re talking about inside our human factors echo chamber but communicating about human factors to the outside world can be much more difficult. The broad value of our profession, the ways in which our work can help particular groups, or even the recommendations we're making in our reports can be hard to get across to those without background knowledge of human factors
If you know someone (an individual or a group/organisation) who is particularly good at communicating their message, nominate them for this award. Some of our recent winners have used animations to effectively communicate safety messages to a disparate audience, such as the general public, media and policy makers. Others have used videos to improve the communication of project results, such as easily understandable language for non-specialists and video summaries in the presentation of written reports. Where you see innovation leading to clarity – let’s get it recognised!
Criteria
The Outstanding Communications Award is for an individual or group that
has successfully promoted human factors and ergonomics to new audiences
in the UK or further afield. The communication may be a book or other
print or digital publication, video, social media presence or the
attainment of a significant media profile.
1. The award is given for sustained activity which communicates the value of ergonomics/human factors to an external audience.
2. A programme of activity, such as a website or blog, as well as a one off activity, such as report or article, is eligible for consideration.
3. Evidence of the value of the communication, such as number of hits/reads, external comments/reviews is required as part of the submission.
4. Peer-reviewed journal/conference papers are not eligible for this award.
5. Textbooks or standards may be eligible, but a nomination should clearly demonstrate innovation in communication.
6. Assessment will take into account quality and structure of content, quality of writing, use of sources and originality of the focus.
7. Access must be given to the original communication, in addition to a short description of the communication and its goal, along with evidence of the value/impact/quality of the publication.
(This was formerly the Richard Clive Holman Award)