How Empathy Creates Extraordinary Experiences

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Empathy can uncover the deep needs of humans in private and public spaces. Join leading practitioners in LA's a+d community to learn more.

Helms Design Center

**WAITLIST** Please add your name to the waitlist and we&#x27;ll add names as spaces become available.Please join us for a lively and powerful conversation about the role of empathy in creating extraordinary experiences. Hosted by OM and PLP SoCal, this inaugural session of OM Chats gathers leading voices in architecture, interior, and product design for a morning discussion about the ideas shaping design and wellness.Why Should You Attend?Empathy can uncover the deep needs of consumers, students, employees, caregivers. The design world is ideally situated to leverage these profound understandings to build better and healthier products, spaces, solutions. This session will address:<ul><li>How do we think about empathy not only as a practice of being but as a practice of doing? </li><li>How do we design products that reflect a broader understanding of human experience in the workplace, healthcare spaces, educational facilities, and more? </li><li>What is empathetic product design and how does it fit with empathetic space design? </li><li>What are some examples of empathy at play in product and space design? </li><li>What are the implications of empathetic design for the future?</li></ul>JOIN US Friday, October 11 from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. for a lively breakfast conversation. Register now, space is limited!

PROGRAM DETAILS7:30 - 8:00 check-in and breakfast8:00 - 9:00 presentations and conversation<h2>SPEAKER BIOS</h2>

VENUE MAP AND PARKINGThe Design Center is located in the center left of the map below, in the atrium surrounded by the green numbers 11-15. Free parking is available to the right, at the circled P.

SPONSORS AND FRIENDSThis event has been graciously co-sponsored by our friends at PLP SoCal. We are honored to be members of AAHID and IIDA, and welcome members and friends of both organizations!

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