On Empathy and Making

In the TEDx talk Seung Chan (Slim) Lim MFA 11 GD recently delivered at Wellesley College, he speaks about how empathy fuels the creative process – a topic he began exploring while at RISD. He published a book on the subject, Realizing Empathy: An Inquiry Into the Meaning of Making, in 2013.

“As a designer I must find ways to harness the most complex of technologies into an experience that is not only pleasant, but also empowering and meaningful,” says Lim. “I have learned that making things is analogous to engaging in an empathic conversation with another person.”