Empathy & Experience Design Workshop

Since 2001, Odyssey Works has been customizing life-altering experiences for one person at a time. Their team of choreographers, musicians, dream analysts, computer hackers, writers, and artistsstudy a person’s life and create an Odyssey for them: interwoven, meaningful performances lasting days, weeks, or months. Odyssey Works is proof that well-crafted art can be life-changing.Odyssey Works Workshops takes what the group has developed in practice and applies it for the benefit of organizations, teams, and individuals.These are workshops for people interested in creating collaborative work environments where people’s work is driven by a sense of meaning.

Odyssey Works

Question: What is the one key to really great design? What is required for us to understand each other better? Work together better? A product or live performance, organizational structure or digital interface -- everything we design succeeds or fails in the experience of the user. To create with meaning is to do so with empathy.  In this workshop we will jump into experience design, focusing on developing a special understanding of your audience. Using Odyssey Works’ singular interview process, we will explore developing a space of curiosity and intimacy with your audience in order to have the deepest possible impact. Workshop will be led by Odyssey Works Directors Abraham Burickson and Ayden LeRoux in conjunction with the 2019 Immersive Design Summit.  Workshop attendees both create and receive a bespoke experience. YOU WILL LEARN: - How to practice empathy as the springboard for strong design - The art of asking powerful questions to open dialogue with your audience - Odyssey Works' singular interview process - Designing for impact ODYSSEY WORKS IN THE PRESS: The New York Times: "The idea is a beautiful inefficiency: a tiny but infinitely more affected audience." Newsweek: "Says Ayden LeRoux, Assistant Artistic Director, 'Between all of our participants, what we see as the most marked transformation, beyond any sort of specific narrative in their lives, is the way that their attention to the world changes afterward.'" "The overwhelming amount of information about the participant that the team has access to, coupled with the seemingly endless number of outlets through which to deliver their performance, means that each Odyssey is part months-long surprise birthday party, part love letter written in every conceivable language—and all just for you..."
 
BRING ODYSSEY WORKS WORKSHOPS TO YOUR COMPANY: Odyssey Works leads this workshop and bespoke design workshops for corporate teams. Email workshops@odysseyworks.org to learn more.

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Empathy & Experience Design Workshop

More events from Odyssey Works

Discover more events from Odyssey Works, from Arts to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in San Francisco and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.

Empathy & Experience Design Workshop

More events from Odyssey Works

Discover more events from Odyssey Works, from Arts to other experiences you might love.

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in San Francisco and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.