Tom Froese

“I think it’s easy to mistake understanding for empathy - we want empathy so badly. Maybe learning to make that distinction is part of growing up. It’s hard and ugly to know somebody can understand you without even liking you” - Thomas Harris, Hannibal (via quotespile)

-Michael Tippett, Bravery theme

“There’s nothing else happening in Vancouver that’s like CreativeMornings, consistently serving every corner of the creative community. Beyond the speakers who inspire, the diversity of the people I’ve been seated next to and "forced” to talk to through the brilliant format of the event has opened my eyes to opinions and personalities that I wouldn’t otherwise be engaged with. There’s something magic in that.“

–Bob Kronbauer, Founder & Editor, VancouverIsAwesome.com

Empathy-filled September. Illustration by Scott Biersack.

The ticket lottery for Creative Mornings Vancouver is open! Make sure you grab your ticket for Emapthy-themed September with Samantha Reynolds, founder of Echo Storytelling Agency.

The secret of empathy:

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Group activities bring out empathy between a group of people. Many recent researches have found cooperative multiplayer games as a very effective group activity for this purpose. How do you think cooperative video games encourage empathy with one another? How might you bring that element into your projects?

Story Map:

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Here’s another use of storytelling in design. We’ve learnt various ways in which storytelling is used to help us design. Try many different methods and get comfortable with many storytelling design tools.

“Empathy is the highest form of intelligence.”

“Brene Brown studies human connection – our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.”

The Queen of Empathy - Brene Brown