4 days agoMy Word of 2023 and Why It MattersOver the weekend I completed my yearly ritual of reflection and journaling through this great free resource Year Compass. I do this every year, usually with myself, on the first of the year. This year was different — I invited other people into my home in community to do it…Love6 min readLove6 min read
Oct 24, 2022Re-Introducing the Empathy Power Up!For more than a year Kevin Shah and Amy J. Wilson brought you the Empathy Power Up through LinkedIn Live. It was a place for us to discuss important topics showing up in current events and process life experiences between each other and with other guests. Earlier this year we…Empathy3 min readEmpathy3 min read
Oct 3, 2022The Intuition Road TripIntuition is an unseen and unexplainable force that controls human behavior and shapes our reality. Leaning into our intuition–and more importantly, listening to it–makes us live our lives differently. There are two types of thinking–analytical reasoning and intuitive thinking. Most people use a combination of both of these types. Our…Healing From Work6 min readHealing From Work6 min read
Oct 2, 2022What Does it Take to Lead in a Polarized World?Over the last year, we have experienced a reckoning that challenges our systems, structures, organizations, communities and ourselves. And while past crises have brought people together, we find ourselves deeply polarized and divided, rather than unified around common purpose. …2 min read2 min read
Published in Empathy for Change·Sep 2, 2022Check-In: Learning and GrowingI’ve been quiet on social media a good part of this year. I was feeling disheartened by the condition of the world and needed to step away and heal myself so that I can be ready for what’s next. I was doing this while juggling the following: Massively expanded client…Intuition6 min readIntuition6 min read
Published in Empathy for Change·Nov 5, 2021A Personal Homecoming, Years in the Making: Global CommunitiesThis coming Tuesday, November 9 I’ll be having a homecoming of my own — I’ll be walking the halls of Dorchester Hall at my alma mater, the University of Maryland, College Park. Dorchester houses one of two living and learning programs. …Global5 min readGlobal5 min read
Published in Empathy for Change·Oct 22, 2021It’s Here: The Empathy for Change AudiobookMy audiobook is finally here, everyone! Lately, I’ve been thinking a good bit about the legacy I’ll be leaving once I pass on. It’s likely I won’t have my own children, yet I have birthed many incredible projects over the years. This one is no exception, but it feels different…Audiobooks4 min readAudiobooks4 min read
Published in Empathy for Change·Oct 11, 2021Empathy in Action: Reframing FailureWhat might we [un]learn by reframing our point of view (POV)? This was the provocation we were asked to respond to as I spoke on a panel at a national insurance company this past Wednesday. Other panelists and I were asked to speak towards empathy through various lenses: Empathy and…Empathy11 min readEmpathy11 min read
Published in Empathy for Change·Sep 22, 2021Part 6 of 6: Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. — MLKOn Tuesday, May 18, I gave the opening Keynote at the 2021 AIGA DotGov Design Conference entitled “Prioritizing Empathy to Achieve Lasting Change,” and shared lessons learned from my three years working between two White House Administrations. …Empathy9 min readEmpathy9 min read
Published in Empathy for Change·Sep 11, 2021“The Big Resignation” Cure: A Happier Workforce with EmpathyBy: Amy J. Wilson and Jimena Luna More than any other time in recent history, American workers are leaving the workforce in record numbers, and the reasons why might surprise you. Approximately four million Americans, about 2.7 percent of the workforce, have quit their jobs each month since April 2021…Future Of Work5 min readFuture Of Work5 min read
