Empathy fuels connections between people.
But, what's a real connection in the digital age? When do we still sit down, actively listen and engage with each other's stories? The Empathy Game is a playful way to dive deeper with friends, family, or colleagues.
The game is simple. You pick a card and tell your story, from the everyday to the fantastic. Afterwards the listeners engage with your story by throwing the dice and exploring elements of their human experience.
The Empathy Game encourages sharing, listening and engaging with our fellow humans. It's the active act of recognition and vulnerability that brings us closer together, and what could be better than that?
Do you want to go beyond small talk with
colleagues, friends, family, or strangers? This is
your game to truly connect with people.
Imagine a red car, I'll do the same. Now describe
it to me. No red car would ever be the same. No
thought, or story ever is. We listen. We might
smile. We nod. But, do we really understand each
other? The human mind predicts and assumes
to make sense of the world, and to understand
people. There's often more to discover than we
assume to know.
The Empathy Game connects the dots. It engages
people to share, listen, and engage with stories
beyond their own frame of reference. There's
more to discover and learn. Let's play.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Memory
How different was your life one year ago?
What is special about the place you grew up in?
Who is I?
What do you admire/value in others?
What is the best day on the calendar?
Imagine
If you could invent anything, what would it be?
If someone could give you the answer to any
unresolved question, what would you ask?
. the game forges deep connections, and help
people go beyond the usual small talk
. facilitates the exploration of each other's
memories, assumptions, and imagination
through playfully engaging with each other's
stories, and sensory experiences