Realizing Empathy: An Inquiry into the Meaning of Making

A project in Providence, RI by Slim
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An ambitious book of stories, dialogues, projects, and reflections revolving around the question of what it means to make something.
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Funded: $34,780 of $30,000
Dates: Feb 1st -> Mar 12th (40 days)
Project By: Slim
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Latest News

Video of the Tour Talk

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! The folks at Rotman School of Management was nice enough send over a capture of the talk I gave there last week. If you've been wondering what I'm going around speaking about in the tour, here it is. (I usually follow up with a workshop... (Read More)

Huffington Post and UX Booth

January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! One of the things learned from the tour is that the audience for "realizing empathy"—as an idea—is far broader than originally imagined. Thus, to make the work useful at a larger scale, I hope to experiment making a variety of... (Read More)

2014 Communication Arts Award of Excellence in Book Design

January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
2014 Communication Arts Award of Excellence In Book Design Wow... I'm surprised and honored to receive the 2014 Communication Arts Award of Excellence in Typography: Book Design for Realizing Empathy: An Inquiry into the Meaning of Making. This was... (Read More)

Recuperating from the North-East Coast Tour

November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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Last presentation of 2013 @ HBS / Boston, MA

November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
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Cincinati, OH / Ottawa, ON, / Montreal, QC

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! As you know we're on tour at the moment. Just passed New York, NY (NYC UXPA) and Princeton, NJ (Princeton University Entrepreneur Club). Fantastic reception at both venues. Very grateful. :) Now on our way to Philadelphia, PA.  We're... (Read More)

Dr. Sam Richards Reviews the Book

October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We are delighted to receive the third notable review! This time from Dr. Sam Richards who gave a provocative talk at TEDx titled "A Radical Experiment in Empathy." "Seung Chan has written what I consider to be one of the most creative and accessible... (Read More)

Awarded Platinum at 43rd Creativity International

October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, Just wanted to thank you all for your continued encouragement and support. :) With your help we were able to win the platinum award (best in category) for Book design, complete, single unit at the 43rd Creativity International Awards!... (Read More)

Realizing Empathy at NY World's Makerfaire

September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, I've been invited to give a talk titled "How Making Helps Us Learn to Realizing Empathy" at the New York World's Makerfaire. When: Sunday 9/22 1:30pm - 2:00pm Where: Make: Live Stage at the New York Hall of Science Here's the facebook... (Read More)

As the Shipping Winds Down

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
It is already the month of September. Boy, time flies. I can't believe that it's been 1.5 years since the project officially launched.  Since the printing of the book, I've been intensely focused on the logistics of shipping. And such intense focus... (Read More)

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