Research Professor (emerita) Leena Norros is an industrial psychologist working on human factors of complex industrial systems. She received Dr.rer.nat. at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany, and Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She created a human factors research team at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and spent most of her career leading the team. Her main interest is the understanding of work activity in real-life contexts, for which she has created new concepts and methods. She acts as docent at Helsinki University and lectures on human factors at the University of Helsinki and Aalto University. She has published widely and participates actively in international forums of human factors/ergonomics.Paula Savioja works as a Research Team Leader at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. She received her Masters degree from Helsinki University of Technology from the department of Automation and Systems Technology. She completed her doctoral studies at Aalto University School of Science with a dissertation labeled ""Evaluating Systems Usability in Complex Work."" Savioja has worked over ten years at VTT in different research and development projects in various safety critical domains. Her expertise is human factors approach to design and development of complex socio-technical systems.Hanna Koskinen is a Research Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Her research focuses on human factors in complex systems and in particular design and development of tools for professional use in safety critical work. She holds a Master of Arts in Industrial Design from University of Lapland with a minor in work psychology and management from Helsinki University of Technology.

• Acknowledgments.- Preface.- Introduction.- Core-Task Design Methodology.- Understandings: How to Generalize from Empirical Enquiry about Actual Work.- Foreseeing: How to Uncover the Promise of Solutions for Future Work.- Intervening: How to Develop the Work System.- Core-Task Deign in Broader Perspective.- Bibliography.- Author Biographies.

Research Professor (emerita) Leena Norros is an industrial psychologist working on human factors of complex industrial systems. She received Dr.rer.nat. at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany, and Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She created a human factors research team at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and spent most of her career leading the team. Her main interest is the understanding of work activity in real-life contexts, for which she has created new concepts and methods. She acts as docent at Helsinki University and lectures on human factors at the University of Helsinki and Aalto University. She has published widely and participates actively in international forums of human factors/ergonomics.Paula Savioja works as a Research Team Leader at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. She received her Masters degree from Helsinki University of Technology from the department of Automation and Systems Technology. She completed her doctoral studies at Aalto University School of Science with a dissertation labeled ""Evaluating Systems Usability in Complex Work."" Savioja has worked over ten years at VTT in different research and development projects in various safety critical domains. Her expertise is human factors approach to design and development of complex socio-technical systems.Hanna Koskinen is a Research Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Her research focuses on human factors in complex systems and in particular design and development of tools for professional use in safety critical work. She holds a Master of Arts in Industrial Design from University of Lapland with a minor in work psychology and management from Helsinki University of Technology.

• Acknowledgments.- Preface.- Introduction.- Core-Task Design Methodology.- Understandings: How to Generalize from Empirical Enquiry about Actual Work.- Foreseeing: How to Uncover the Promise of Solutions for Future Work.- Intervening: How to Develop the Work System.- Core-Task Deign in Broader Perspective.- Bibliography.- Author Biographies.

Research Professor (emerita) Leena Norros is an industrial psychologist working on human factors of complex industrial systems. She received Dr.rer.nat. at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany, and Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She created a human factors research team at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and spent most of her career leading the team. Her main interest is the understanding of work activity in real-life contexts, for which she has created new concepts and methods. She acts as docent at Helsinki University and lectures on human factors at the University of Helsinki and Aalto University. She has published widely and participates actively in international forums of human factors/ergonomics.Paula Savioja works as a Research Team Leader at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. She received her Masters degree from Helsinki University of Technology from the department of Automation and Systems Technology. She completed her doctoral studies at Aalto University School of Science with a dissertation labeled ""Evaluating Systems Usability in Complex Work."" Savioja has worked over ten years at VTT in different research and development projects in various safety critical domains. Her expertise is human factors approach to design and development of complex socio-technical systems.Hanna Koskinen is a Research Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Her research focuses on human factors in complex systems and in particular design and development of tools for professional use in safety critical work. She holds a Master of Arts in Industrial Design from University of Lapland with a minor in work psychology and management from Helsinki University of Technology.

• Acknowledgments.- Preface.- Introduction.- Core-Task Design Methodology.- Understandings: How to Generalize from Empirical Enquiry about Actual Work.- Foreseeing: How to Uncover the Promise of Solutions for Future Work.- Intervening: How to Develop the Work System.- Core-Task Deign in Broader Perspective.- Bibliography.- Author Biographies.