Abstract
Each professional discipline has a set of essential concepts that form the core of its intellectual capital. This is also true for human factors and ergonomics (HF/E), but what is that set? HFES national meeting sessions address particular research interests. However, no session embraces essential aspects that affect the entire HF/E community. Four senior professionals offered their insights on the essential HF/E issues during this session. Some are serious, such as most important classic concept, and recent developments. Others are irreverent, thought-provoking, and fun, such as: the bad idea that won't go away and the idea that's most overused but least understood. The comments, and recommended readings list, provide thoughtful insights for the professional growth of each human factors professional.
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