| There are quite a few comments here on the use of checklists. Dr. Atul Gawande wrote at length about their usefulness in "The Checklist Manifesto". We've released an iPhone app, Koantify Checklists: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/koantify-checklists/id115800...). It's a voice responsive app (i.e., Siri-like) for creating, maintaining, using, and sharing checklists. (Based on the post we're commenting on, I guess our next step would be to recognize gestures like pointing...) The app steps you through tasks by voice or text, and responds to your voice commands (it tries to provide optional "hands-free" operation as much as possible). When you complete your checklist, the app optionally emails you (or a list of people) a detailed record of completion of the checklist, showing steps you completed, skipped, or possibly had to repeat. For organizations, it's easy to export/import checklists. You can distribute by email, via iCloud, or you can download checklists from web links. For training, use of a checklist provides important reminders of how things should be done. Feedback, comments, suggestions are most welcome. |