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PART 1: ABOUT EMPATHY
PART 1:
ABOUT EMPATHY
EXHIBITS
EMPATHY+
EXHIBITS
EMPATHY+
=CURIOSITY
EXHIBITS
CURIOSITY
CURIOSITYA strong desire to know or learn something
Inquisitive interest in others’ concerns (“We”)
EXHIBITS
EMPATHY
CURIOSITY
EMPATHYThe feeling that you understand and share
another person’s experiences and emotions
The ability to share someone else’s feelings
EMPATHY IN
DECLINE
COLLEGE STUDENTS
EMPATHY LEVEL
HIGH
LOW1979 2016
40% DROP
University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
STEEPEST DECLINE2006
EMPATHY DECLINE
CAUSES
Information overload: numbing, desensitizing
Social media: narcissism (“Me”)
Looking “down”: distraction, disconnection
GOOD NEWS ...
EMPATHY IS
INNATE
BUT ...
INDEPENDENT
THINKING
AND ...
FIERCE
COMPETITION
EMPATHY
AND ...
OUR BRAINS
RIGHT
LEFT
“h o l i s t i c”
“l i n e a r”
RIGHT
LEFT
“h o l i s t i c”
“l i n e a r”
empathy
survivial
RIGHT
LEFT
“h o l i s t i c”
“l i n e a r”
empathy
survivial
PROCESS WORDS
PROCESS IMAGES
RIGHT
LEFT
“h o l i s t i c”
“l i n e a r”
empathy
survivial
PROCESS WORDS
PROCESS IMAGES
MATURED BRAINYOUNG BRAIN
MATURED BRAINYOUNG BRAIN
PROCESS IMAGES
PROCESS WORDS
HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO EXHIBITS?
EXHIBITS
WORDS
IMAGES
EXHIBITS
CURIOSITY
EMPATHY
EXHIBITS
CURIOSITY
EMPATHY
CURIOSITYA strong desire to know or learn something
Inquisitive interest in others’ concerns (“We”)
EXHIBITS
CURIOSITY
EMPATHY
EMPATHYThe feeling that you understand and share
another person’s experiences and emotions
The ability to share someone else’s feelings
EMPATHY DECLINE
CAUSES
Information overload: numbing, desensitizing
Social media: narcissism (“Me”)
Looking “down”: distraction, disconnection
EXHIBITS
“WE”
“ME”
CURIOSITY
ABOUT OTHERS
PRACTICE
PART 2:
TIPS & TOOLS
DESIGNING WITH EMPATHY
DESIGN CHALLENGE
+ +Young
Kids
Local
NatureDistracted
Adults
+ +
DESIGN SOLUTION
PROGRAM SPACE
DESIGN PROCESS
SCIENTIFIC ART STUDIO | THE SIBBETT GROUP KIDSPACE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY 3
Floor Plan
1.00
ENTRY FOYER 2.00
SHINY STREAM
6.00
TINKER TABLES
5.00
TWISTY TUNNELS
4.00 COBBLE WOBBLES
& TREE CONES
3.00
NUZZLE NESTS
STORAGE
7.00 SHAPES & SHADOWS
(ABOVE)
NATURE-INSPIRED
CURIOSITY
IDEAS
TOPIC
WOES
DESIGNSTAFF
VISITORS
ABOUT
IDEAS
BLUE-SKY THINKING
TOPIC
KIDSPACE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER: BRAINSTORMING WORKSHOP SUMMARY SCIENTIFIC ART STUDIO | THE SIBBETT GROUP
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In order to develop nature-inspired Exhibit Concepts, the Design Team spent time in the Arroyo, observing the natural environment and details.
The photographs above document the Design Team’s Arroyo experience and the natural objects they collected. The Design Team’s observations included:
- bright green algae on the surface of still water - tree tunnels created by willow branches - spider webs that formed miniature hammocks - natural cotton collecting leaf litter - acorns and other pods - bark patterns, both natural and human-made
Design Reference: Arroyo Walk
CONTENT RESEARCH
WOES
CANDID FEEDBACK
STAFF
PLAYFUL ACTIVITY
VISITORS
BEHAVIOR PATTERNS
DESIGN
SIMPLE PROTOTYPE
SCIENTIFIC ART STUDIO | THE SIBBETT GROUP KIDSPACE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY 29
As design reference for developing the Early Childhood Learning Center, the Design Team is inspired by various sources including modern sculpture, patterns in nature, international play spaces, classic designs, art installations and textile designers.
Above are some of the images that inspire us.
Design Inspiration
AND, INSPIRATION
