Cultivating Empathy
Leslie Hawthorn and Dajana • Potsdam, Germany • Talk

Date: August 02, 2015
Published: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000
Announced: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Cultivating Empathy by Dajana and Leslie Hawthorn. Dajana will be joined by Leslie Hawthorn to give this talk! When considering how to design products, teams or even common every day household objects, empathy doesn't end up on the required features list. Yet, without empathy, teams with enormous technical skills can fail in their quest to deliver quality products to their users. Incredible projects fail to create communities because they don't exercise it. Fail at empathy and your chances of failing at everything skyrocket.Contrary to what you may have heard, empathy is not something you're innately born with - it's a skill that can be learned, cultivated, refined and taught to others. In this presentation, your lovely co-speakers will discuss the value of empathy, how you can cultivate in yourself and your organizational culture, and conclude with concrete steps for leveling up in your interactions with your fellow human beings.

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