Try Stuff: Self Empathy Map
An empathy map is a visual tool to gain deeper insights about a person or a group. It helps to understand a person’s experiences and is often used in improving the design of products and services. An empathy map consists of quadrants reflecting key traits the user demonstrates during observation or research.
Since the tool can be used to learn about others, it can also be used for self-reflection and awareness.
Activity: Self Empathy Map
Reflect on the following prompts while considering your future, and enter your responses into the empathy map template .
Think & Feel:
- What are you thinking and feeling about your future?
- What are some of your worries?
- What are your motivations, goals, and aspirations?
- When you consider your future, are you feeling stressed? Relaxed?
See:
- What problems do you see that need fixing around you?
- Where do you see yourself in five years?
Say & Do:
- What do you tell people about your interests?
- What do you say about your future?
- What are some of the things you do for fun?
- What activities or hobbies do you have?
Hear:
- What “self-talk” may go through your mind when considering the future?
- What is your inner critic and inner coach telling you?
Pain:
- What are some of your fears or pain points?
- What frustrates you about your current situation?
- What are you trying to change?
Gain:
- What gains are you hoping for?
- Where would you like to be?
Attributions
Description of the empathy map adapted from “Empathy Map” by the Government of Ontario is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Modifications: re-written for self-awareness
“Empathy Map Activity” by eCampus Ontario- Ontario Extend is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
