This brief video (1 minute) from IDEO, the company that pioneered the concept of using human-centered design to drive innovation, describes the moral asset of empathy and the central role that it plays in our efforts to understand culture and context.
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Empathy
Video
1 minutes
By: IDEO
Educator-prep | Lifelong learners
Making connections:
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