The research result shows that technologies result in changes in the overall job design, and in learning opportunities that enhance human development. They may even reduce stress at work in the long run. In several studies where an impairment of well-being and health was found, it could be traced to problems of the strategy and process of the implementation. The impairment does not primarily result from technology, but from job design changes and excessive demands, or insufficient knowledge and education of the users But from many studies we also know that the inadequate ergonomic design of hardware or software may lead to negative stress reactions. Therefore, a safe strategy seems to be to apply a holistic approach which integrates prevention of all major problems and risk factors, especially: (i) a participative design of the innovation tempo and implementation process, user oriented hardware and software design together with a stress reducing job design and  an adequate training programme, a personal help network system and a self-organizing knowledge management concept. The ideal vision is a learning organization whose members are able to actively design and manage all current and future technological and job changes. In the following subsections we will outline important aspects of the four components of our holistic approach. Read the rest of this entry »