# A Workaround Is an Unpaid Process Designer | When a Workaround Hides the Real Process

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Podcast: [Engineering the Intelligent Enterprise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/advances-and-innovations-in-actuation-systems-7727128)
Published: 2026-08-16T20:33:39+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prasad-bhonde6/episodes/A-Workaround-Is-an-Unpaid-Process-Designer--When-a-Workaround-Hides-the-Real-Process-e3ng20s
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## Resource

A process may appear reliable because an operator is quietly compensating for poor layout, unreliable information or an awkward sequence. --------------------- In this episode, Machines With a Human Purpose examines the difference between a process that works by design and one that works because someone has learned how to rescue it. --------------------- The central observation question is simple: What do you do here that is not written down? --------------------- We consider how to record the answer without blaming the operator, why undocumented action deserves investigation and why a workaround should not automatically be celebrated, formalised or condemned. --------------------- For engineers, creators and curious minds exploring technology through one essential question: not only what can we build, but what should we build? --------------------- Stay Tuned… Regards, Top Voice Maido & Kon'nichiwa min'na! 👶🏻🧑🏻‍🦱👩🏻‍🦳 Wie Geht's guys? Mir geht's gut!!! ✌️🤘🙌 #IndustrialEngineering #ProcessDesign #HumanCenteredDesign #Automation

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