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Andrea and Ray dive into the “why” of the Empathy in Tech podcast. Why empathy? Why tech? Why us? Why now? Andrea shares the backstory of how the Empathy in Tech came to be, the mission of the Empathy in Tech organization, and why she’s passionate about leading a scientific revolution.

LINKS

• Jamil Zaki’s article: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24137520/americans-empathy-new-compassion-research
• Roddenberry Hypothesis - https://www.ted.com/talks/jamil_zaki_we_re_experiencing_an_empathy_shortage_but_we_can_fix_it_together
• Communication is just as important as code talks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFuNdKPV0jc
• Empathy is a Technical Skill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ZKwkPU_0Y
• Corgibytes - https://corgibytes.com/
• Legacy Code Rocks - https://legacycode.rocks
• Milton Waddams from Office Space - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvMeiKSD43E
• Shannon-Weaver model of a General Communication System - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon%E2%80%93Weaver_model
• Mender.ai - https://mender.ai/
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions
• A Short History of the “Soft Skill” vs. “Hard Skill” Divide - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/short-history-soft-skill-vs-hard-divide-why-its-farce-andrea-goulet
• Unlearning the Empathy Stereotype - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/unlearning-empathy-stereotype-andrea-goulet-xjyfc
• Madison Mohns' TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbQjrA9VPjY

HOSTS
Andrea Goulet LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamgoulet

Ray Myers LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadrlife

ABOUT EMPATHY IN TECH

Empathy in Tech’s mission is to accelerate the responsible adoption of empathy in the tech industry to help humanity solve our most pressing and complex problems. We do this by focusing on three key areas:

• Technical Empathy - Close the empathy skills gap in the tech industry by leading a scientific revolution that embraces new research.
• Ethical Empathy - Ensure empathy is used for social good through ethical, equitable, and responsible choices.
• Actionable Empathy - Build a thriving community that makes effective empathy training accessible, affordable, and widely available.

Learn more at https://empathyintech.com