Designing for Empathy Workshop Series
Designing for Empathy™ is a framework through which empathy, and empathy-building are explored in a variety of contexts, disciplines, and sectors. Designing for Empathy Workshops™ embody innovation in action as part of an iterative process based on collective learning. Through multidisciplinary and cross-sectors collaboration and experimentation we aim to help develop those tools to intentionally design transformative spaces and experiences that foster empathy for the whole — all of humanity, and the planet.
Designing for Empathy Workshops present a variety of customized, research-based experiential learning opportunities that allow each participant to explore and discover for themselves the nuances of empathy, and empathy-building in their lives and work. Designing for Empathy Workshops use a new framework which was first introduced in: Designing for Empathy: Perspectives on the Museum Experience (American Alliance of Museums, 2019), edited by Elif Gökçiğdem, PhD. This framework allows the exploration of empathy through the ingredients, or qualities, of the “Alchemy of Empathy” such as: proximity, curiosity, vulnerability, play, dialogue, collective journeying, and contemplation.
Designing for Empathy Workshops hosted by Chautauqua’s Online Classroom beginning March 10, is like an “empathy-building sand-box,” where experts from different disciplines and sectors gather to collaborate — and, we want you to be a part of this collaboration. We’ll explore empathy through its subtle qualities. Through a deeper look at what creates the “Alchemy of Empathy,” we’ll broaden our understanding of what empathy can be for our humanity and our planet.
This is not a lecture series. It is a fully interactive experience requiring your perspective, engagement, and input! Join us beginning March 10 at Chautauqua’s Online Classroom in one or all eleven of these interactive sessions.
Register for the entire 11-workshop series by selecting each session at the right, or register for individual sessions by clicking "View Course Details" under each listing below. Series discount applies only when all 11 sessions are purchased together.
Once purchased, courses can be accessed on your Learner Dashboard. Access to asynchronous course content will be available seven days prior to the class meeting. Session start dates are listed below.
All sessions will be recorded and accessible to registered students within 48 hours of each live session.