A method of organizational analysis and design, existing since the period following World War II, that seeks to establish the best possible match between technical (tools, processes and procedures) and social aspects of work. It is premised on participative design and encourages work task designs for the whole-person (hands and mind). Updated for the digital era, the STS framework builds upon its three perspectives (socio-ecological, socio-technical and socio-psychological) to emphasize human-centered design values in human-machine augmentation.
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