Empathy Jam 2018 is complete!

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Upcoming Events

We are not sure when the next one will be, but we are open to having other volunteers put one on — especially in other cities around the world. ​Would you like to be a part of Empathy Jam? 

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Past Events

• Empathy Jam 2018
• Empathy Jam Galway
• Empathy Jam 2017
• Empathy Jam 2016

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November 17th, 2018
General Assembly Flatiron 
New York City 

For the 3rd Empathy Jam, we explored how we can better support our fellow New Yorkers in the area of personal health and safety.

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JUDGES: 

• Kiersten Nash, Motivate Design 
• Diego Pulida, JP Morgan Chase 
• Ashley Cortez, NYC Opportunity 

USER RESEARCH WORKSHOP BY: 
Jessica Greco, Idean

MENTORS: 

• Kat Jurick, United States Digital Service
• Rob Strati, Echo Design
• Rachel Murray,  UX Consultant
• Lina Trifon, Hexagon UX
• Juan Zamora, AllianceBernstein
• Elushika Weerakoon, Huge

VOLUNTEERS: 

• Victor De La Cruz, UX research & design
• James Brace, PwC 

November 3rd, 2018
Galway, Ireland 

We're excited to be expanding overseas! Past attendee Diarmaid Ó Fátharta led the charge to bring the Empathy Jam's mission to Ireland. 

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October 28th, 2017
Fordham University at Lincoln Center
New York City

In 2017, we explored the future of work and collaboration with AI. 

JUDGES: 

• Nicole Chi, Civic Hall 
• Terrell Hall, Defy Ventures
• Shannon O'Brien, Moment Design
• Rob Strati, Echo Design
• Ralph Vacca, Fordham New Media & Digital Design

USER RESEARCH WORKSHOP BY: 
Brian Greene, Etsy

MENTORS: 

• Nathan Gao, Transperfect
• ​Allegra Fisher, Moment Design
• Jessica Greco, Idean
• Hongquiao Lu, McKinsey
• Michael Lapin, Beginex
• Amos Schorr, Refugee Hack
• Elushika Weerakoon, Frog Design

August 20th, 2016
General Assembly Flatiron
​New York, NY

In the first-ever Empathy Jam, we empathized with our fellow New Yorkers and created new ways to connect NYC's residents and its government.

JUDGES: 

• Minerva Tantoco, NYC CTO 
• Ariel Kennan, NYC Mayor's Office of Tech & Innovation 
• Ben Wellington, iQuantNY
• Mark Headd, What Works Cities & Upstate Data Project

​USER RESEARCH WORKSHOP BY: 
Sonya Bentovich, Sachs Insights

MENTORS:

• Meaghan Nishiyama, Moment Design
• Hayley Richardson, NYC Department of Transportation
• Katie Beck, Entrepreneur Coach