The goal for ergonomics has always been to adapt work, work environments, and machines to man. But is this goal still sufficient? Does it satisfy the needs of the individual, or of societies and organizations as they operate now? This book answers these questions. The goals of ergonomics should be the development of individuals, work situations, and construct know-how competences. This book proposes a new view on ergonomics where the goal of ergonomics is to eliminate the factors and conditions that impede performance and development.

Constructive Ergonomics: A Manifesto. Resources and Conditions for Development. The Development of Skills: A Condition for the Construction of Health and Performance at Work. The Development of Collective Activity.The Development of the Psychosocial Dimension of Work. From the Adaptation of Movement to the Development of Gesture. From Constrained Time to Constructed Working Time: Towards an Enabling Organization of Work in Rotating Shifts and Night Shifts. Activity as a Resource for the Development of Work Organizations. Constructing Safety: From the Normative to the Adaptive View. Courses of Work and Development. Dynamics of Action and Dynamics of Development. Interventions as Dynamic processes for the joint development of stakeholders and organizations. The design of instruments as a Dialogical Process Of Mutual Learning. From Use Analysis to the Design of Artifacts: the Development of Instruments. Prevention of MSDs and the Development of Empowerment. Design Projects as Opportunities for the Development of Activities. Reflective Practices and the Development of Individuals, Collectives, and Organizations. Co-Constructive Analysis of Work Practices. Auto-Analysis of Work: A Reflective Tool to Support the Development of Skills.