the empathetic engineer
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THE EMPATHETIC ENGINEERShifting from output to impact
Sue JohnstonShawn Button
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WHAT’S THE UX OF WORKING WITH YOU?
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Engineer Non-Engineer
Work is about solving
Problems.
Work is about achieving a
vision.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
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Engineer
The future is promising. Anything is
possible.
Non-Engineer
The future is looming.
We must plan for the worst.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
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Engineer
Language is for making meaning.
Non-Engineer
Language is for transmitting information.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
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Engineer Non-Engineer
I know because I can relate to it and
connect it to my experience.
I validate by checking with others
I know because of detailed analysis.
I test each detail for validity, then
recombine and test again.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
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Grrrrrrrrr! Grrrrrrrrr!
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
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EMPATHY (ON BOTH SIDES)
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SHAWN BUTTON SUE JOHNSTONCurrent role Agile coach + developer Agile coach + trainer
Professional training Software development Psychology/Business
IT roots Programmer UX, user docs + training
Came to agile via XP technical practices Professional coaching
Inspired by Building cool things Effective communication
CUSTOMARY “WHO ARE WE?” SLIDE
Obligatory cute animal images
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OPTIONS DOING DONE
Why this matters
Perspective taking
Creatingimpact
The Engineering
Mindset
What is Empathy?
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PLEASE HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS UNTIL YOU HAVE ONE
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OPTIONS DOING DONE
The Engineering
Mindset
Why this matters
Perspective taking
Creatingimpact
What is Empathy?
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THE ENGINEERING MINDSET
Truth
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THE ENGINEERING MINDSET
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THE ENGINEERING MINDSET
Linear Thinking Binary Thinking
• This• Then1 • This
• Then2 • This• Then3
The “Right” Answer
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THE ENGINEERING MINDSET
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THE ENGINEERING MINDSET
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THE “CONTRAXIUMS”
Inspired by The Geek Leader’s Handbook, by Paul Glen, Maria McManus
Wanting something should be irrelevant in decisions
Wanting something isimportant in decisions
If you say something you don’t know to be true, you are lying
If you say something you know is untrue you are lying
Either/or thinking (black or white, good or evil)
Contextual thinking (shades of grey)
Future is looming; plan for worst
Future is promising; invite possibility
Knows in head, through analysis
Knows through gut feel
Language is for transmitting information
Language is for sharing meaning
Work is for solving problems Work is for achieving a vision
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Work is for solving problems
Work is for achieving a vision
Future is looming; plan for worst.
Future is promising; invite possibility.
Knows in head, through analysis
Knows through gut feel
Language is for transmitting information
Language is for sharing meaning
Wanting something should be irrelevant in decisions
Wanting something isimportant in decisions
If you say something you don’t know to be true, you are lying
If you say something you know is untrue you are lying
Either/or thinking (black or white, good or evil)
Contextual thinking (shades of grey)
WHERE ARE YOU ON THE CONTINUUM?
Inspired by The Geek Leader’s Handbook, by Paul Glen, Maria McManus
EXERCISE11 minutes
UX?
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OPTIONS DOING DONE
The Engineering
Mindset
What is Empathy?
Why this matters
Perspective taking
Creatingimpact
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The ability to step imaginatively into the shoes of
another person, aiming to understand their feelings and perspectives, and use
that understanding to guide our actions.- Roman Krznaric
Empathy: What is it and why does it matter?
WHAT IS EMPATHY?
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WHAT IS EMPATHY?
When I haveSympathy,I feel sorry you have pain
When I have EmpathyI understand and feel your pain
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TYPES OF EMPATHY
• Affective (emotional) empathy
• Somatic empathy
• Cognitive empathy *
* This can be learned
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COGNITIVE EMPATHY
“Empathy is built through a willingness to take time to
discover the deep-down thoughts and reactions that make another person tick.”
Indi Young – Practical Empathy
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EMPATHY MAP
SEEHEAR
SAY+ DO
PAIN GAIN
THINK + REACT
Inspired by Dave Gray, Xplane
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OPTIONS DOING DONE
Perspective taking
The Engineering
Mindset
What is Empathy?
Why this matters
Creatingimpact
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PERSPECTIVE EXERCISE
EXERCISE30 secands
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Art by Markus Raetz
PERSPECTIVE
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PERSPECTIVE
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PERSPECTIVE
Images from Jonathan Rasmusson, Agile Samurai
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Work is for solving problems
Work is for achieving a vision
Future is looming; plan for worst.
Future is promising; invite possibility.
Knows in head, through analysis
Knows through gut feel
Language is for transmitting information
Language is for sharing meaning
Wanting something should be irrelevant in decisions
Wanting something isimportant in decisions
If you say something you don’t know to be true, you are lying
If you say something you know is untrue you are lying
Either/or thinking (black or white, good or evil)
Contextual thinking (shades of grey)
HOW WE SHIFTED + WHAT HAPPENED
Inspired by The Geek Leader’s Handbook, by Paul Glen, Maria McManus
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OPTIONS DOING DONE
Perspective taking
The Engineering
Mindset
What is Empathy?
Why this matters
Creatingimpact
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5 SKILLS
1. Listen for what’s important to people2. Describe a rosy future3. Expose your desire4. Translate facts into stories5. Restore trust
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MAKE LISTENING A HABIT
EXERCISE5 minutes
5 LEVELS OF LISTENINGListening from our own
frame of referenceListening from their frame of reference
1 2 3 4 5
From Tammy Lenski, inspired by Stephen CoveyFORTUNATELY/UNFORTUNATELY
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5 SKILLS
1. Listen for what’s important to people2. Describe a rosy future3. Expose your desire4. Translate facts into stories5. Restore trust
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5 SKILLS
1. Listen for what’s important to people2. Describe a rosy future3. Expose your desire4. Translate facts into stories5. Restore trust
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5 SKILLS
1. Listen for what’s important to people2. Describe a rosy future.3. Expose your desire4. Translate facts into stories5. Restore trust
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5 SKILLS
1. Listen for what’s important to people2. Describe a rosy future3. Expose your desire4. Translate facts into stories5. Restore trust
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5 TOOLS
• Check in• Share your intention• Journey mapping• Questions• The conversation arc
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5 TOOLS
• Check in• Share your intention• Journey mapping• Questions• The conversation arc
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5 TOOLS
• Check in• Share your intention• Journey mapping• Questions• The conversation arc
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5 TOOLS
• Check in• Share your intention• Journey mapping• Questions• The conversation arc
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5 TOOLS
• Check in• Share your intention• Journey mapping• Questions• The conversation arc
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Choose a situation where you had a difficult interaction with someone. (Or one coming up.)
Imagine you are experiencing things from their perspective.
Follow the map and record what you picture things seem like to them.
What is their experience of the situation?
BONUS TOOL
EXERCISE5minutes
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OPTIONS DOING DONE
Perspective taking
The Engineering
Mindset
What is Empathy?
Why this matters
Creatingimpact
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WHY EMPATHY MATTERS
• Employees more likely to stay with an organization they consider empathetic
• Customers tend to stick with them, too
• We create more usable products
• It’s a key element of emotional intelligence
Not just warm and fuzzy
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WHY EMPATHY MATTERS
• Essential to create awesomeness, happinessand safety
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WHAT WILL YOU DO?
How can you take these ideas and use them in your work and life?
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USEFUL REFERENCESPaul Glen leadinggeeks.com• Leading Geeks: How to Manage and Lead People who
Deliver Technology• The Geek Leader’s Handbook: Essential Leadership
Insight for People with Technical Backgrounds
Indi Young indiyoung.com• Practical Empathy: For Collaboration and Creativity in
Your Work
Roman Krznaric romankrznaric.com• Empathy: Why it Matters and How to Get it
Brene Brown brenebrown.com• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw
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OPTIONS DOING DONE
Why this matters
Perspective taking
Creatingimpact
The Engineering
Mindset
What is Empathy?