Monday, October 17, 2016

The Impact of Deep Understanding


I am bit late with my posts, but I really wanted to grasp and fully understand the presenters before writing down my thoughts. During the presentations I did type a few notes, but did not want to post incomprehensible jargon. 

This morning started with a key note speaker named Indi Young, her presentation was called "The Impact of Deep Understanding."

She discussed the importance of practicing empathy. Although technology changes and improves over time, the way a human processes thoughts and emotions stays constant over time. As an organization we need to remember that our patrons are humans with intent and purpose.

One quote I found interesting is her definition of "user = a person with a relationship to your organization"

When you listen to someone speak you are exposed to the "Surface: opinion, preferences, explanation," but when you dig deeper you begin to understand the "depth: reasoning, reactions, guiding principles, and decision-making, and ultimately the source of their reasoning."


      To find out more info about the Keynote Speaker you can visit her site here.

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