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id: lillian-gilbreth
title: Lillian Moller Gilbreth
type: expert
version: 1.0.0
updated: 2026-11-08
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# Lillian Moller Gilbreth

## What This Is
Pioneering industrial psychologist and industrial engineer who invented the kitchen work triangle, foot-pedal trash can, flow process charting, and human-centered motion study.

## What It Covers
- human factors engineering and ergonomics
- motion study and interaction micro-actions (therbligs)
- fatigue reduction and cognitive load management
- spatial routing and the kitchen work triangle
- flow process charting and business process analysis
- industrial and organizational psychology

## Example Queries
- How does Lillian Gilbreth's analysis of 'therbligs' (elemental motions) diagnose micro-friction and unnecessary clicks in modern software workflows?
- When designing consumer hardware or kitchen appliances, how does Gilbreth's 'Work Triangle' principle optimize spatial layout to eliminate user fatigue?
- What is the difference between Taylor's mechanistic time study and Gilbreth's human-centered psychology of management?
- How does Gilbreth's Flow Process Chart framework uncover hidden delays, redundant inspections, and context-switching waste in enterprise operations?

## How to Connect
- REST API: `POST https://api.fodda.ai/v1/graphs/lillian-gilbreth/search`
- MCP: `https://mcp.fodda.ai/mcp` (use graph ID `lillian-gilbreth`)
- Preview: `GET https://api.fodda.ai/v1/graph-slice?graph_id=lillian-gilbreth`
- Auth: API key via `X-API-Key` header. Free tier: 100 calls/month.

## Who Built This
Curated by Public Domain Canon / Fodda Editorial.

## Learn More
- [Graph detail page](https://www.fodda.ai/graphs/lillian-gilbreth)
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- [API documentation](https://www.fodda.ai/api)