Realizing Empathy | An Inquiry into the Meaning of Making

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What does it mean to make something?	Why does making matter to our lives?	How does making work as a process?
Realizing Empathy as a digital book (first 120 pages out of 450 pages). Realizing Empathy as a physical book. To make is to realize empathy. It is to develop not only our knowledge and technology, but also our identity. It is at the heart of what it means to be. It is a human right. Realizing Empathy as a talk on Designing for Empathic Conversation: An Inquiry into Life through Craft, Art, Design, and Computer Technology. 뭔가를 만든다는 것은 공감을 실현화하는 것이다. 이는 우리의 지식과 기술을 발전시키는 일임은 물론이고 정체성을 성립해주는 일이기도 하다. 이는 즉 살아있음을 느낄 수 있도록 우리에게 주어진 권리인 것이다. More to come...	Trust, Love, Hope, and the Function of Art and Design as an essay (plain text). Physics as Freedom as an animation. Physics as Freedom as a talk to challenge the fundamental paradigm of computing. Design isn’t just about fulfilling people’s needs, it’s also about helping each other get to the heart of who we are as human beings. To do that, design needs to strive for a clear and coherent expression of honesty, of integrity, of dignity in all dimensions. More to come...	The Model of Design as an Empathic Conversation as a diagram. 뭔가를 만든다는 것의 참 의미는 창의력이나 혁신에 있는 것이 아니라, 자신과 성향이 다른 상대와의 공감에 있다. 그 상대가 또 한명의 사람이 될수 있음은 물론이고, 이야기에 나오는 등장인물일 수 도 있고, 한토막의 나무 목재이거나, 심지어는 본인의 신체일 수 도 있다. 우리는 이들의 성향을 안다고 생각할 지 모르지만, 사실 그렇지 못하다. Principles for Designining a Space for Empathic Conversation as a list. The act of making is not about creativity or innovation, but rather a challenge to empathize with others different from ourselves. That other may be a fellow human being, or it could be a character in a story, a piece of wood, or even your own body. We often think we know them, but really... have no idea. More to come...

What

does it mean to make something?

Why

does making matter to our lives?

How

does making work as a process?

Realizing Empathy as a digital book (first 120 pages out of 450 pages).

Realizing Empathy as a physical book.

To make is to realize empathy. It is to develop not only our knowledge and technology, but also our identity. It is at the heart of what it means to be. It is a human right.

Realizing Empathy as a talk on Designing for Empathic Conversation: An Inquiry into Life through Craft, Art, Design, and Computer Technology.

뭔가를 만든다는 것은 공감을 실현화하는 것이다. 이는 우리의 지식과 기술을 발전시키는 일임은 물론이고 정체성을 성립해주는 일이기도 하다. 이는 즉 살아있음을 느낄 수 있도록 우리에게 주어진 권리인 것이다.

More to come...

Trust, Love, Hope, and the Function of Art and Design as an essay (plain text).

Physics as Freedom as an animation.

Physics as Freedom as a talk to challenge the fundamental paradigm of computing.

Design isn’t just about fulfilling people’s needs, it’s also about helping each other get to the heart of who we are as human beings. To do that, design needs to strive for a clear and coherent expression of honesty, of integrity, of dignity in all dimensions.

More to come...

The Model of Design as an Empathic Conversation as a diagram.

뭔가를 만든다는 것의 참 의미는 창의력이나 혁신에 있는 것이 아니라, 자신과 성향이 다른 상대와의 공감에 있다. 그 상대가 또 한명의 사람이 될수 있음은 물론이고, 이야기에 나오는 등장인물일 수 도 있고, 한토막의 나무 목재이거나, 심지어는 본인의 신체일 수 도 있다. 우리는 이들의 성향을 안다고 생각할 지 모르지만, 사실 그렇지 못하다.

Principles for Designining a Space for Empathic Conversation as a list.

The act of making is not about creativity or innovation, but rather a challenge to empathize with others different from ourselves. That other may be a fellow human being, or it could be a character in a story, a piece of wood, or even your own body. We often think we know them, but really... have no idea.

More to come...

About the Project Director

Seung Chan is his full first name, and yes, there is a space in it. Most call him Slim, so please feel free.

Slim was born in Seoul, Korea, and raised around the world in cities such as Cairo, Beijing, and Seoul. He now resides in Providence, RI, U.S.A.

He is a Computer Scientist and Manager by training, Designer by trade, and Performer by birth.

Prior to embarking on this project, he spent 9 years at MAYA Design where he last served as the Assistant Director of Engineering / Senior Software Design Engineer

When he's not fighting for the right to empathize and to be empathized, he is acting, directing, dancing, composing & producing music, programming, or woodworking.

Online Coverage

Courageous Creativity captures a dialogue between Slim and artist Yong Joo Kim about changing the way we see things.
Revolution.is features Slim.
"How She Really Does it" 95.7 KDRT talks with Slim about art and empathic conversations.
Graphic Designer Stephanie Grey reviews Slim's talk given at Framingham State University.
Creative Grief Coaching Studio interviews Slim on applying the principles of Empathic Conversation to Grief Coaching.
Business 901 interviews Slim on broadening the reach of empathy in service design.
Smartplanet interviews Slim on improving Human-Centered Design.
Dr. Brene Brown features Realizing Empathy.

Project Events

Mar 19 @ 2:30pm
Slim will give a talk at the Rhode Island School of Design on "Designing for Empathic Conversation: An Inquiry into Life through Craft, Art, Design, and Computer Technology" (private event)
Feb 21 @ 1:30pm
Slim will give a talk at Framingham State University on "Designing for Empathic Conversation: An Inquiry into Life through Craft, Art, Design, and Computer Technology" (private event)
Oct 14 @ 11:20am
Slim will give a talk at the United Nations International School on the subject of "Acquiring Knowledge through Embodiment" (private event)

Getting in Touch

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