Swipe Your Stereotype: Empathy as a Path to Belonging Ft. Shannon Hutchison Purposeful Empathy Hosted By Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how an artist and educator is fostering empathy and belonging through innovative community arts projects. Shannon Hutchison is the founder of Beyond Our Image, a social enterprise focused on creating stronger communities and more empathy in the workplace through storytelling. As a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, Shannon uses her professional photography and teaching skills to help people transcend stereotypes and “othering.” In this episode, she describes why it’s important to give everyone a voice, and shares how the arts and co-creation can foster empathy and belonging. 00:00 Preview 00:51 Introduction 01:13 About Shannon Hutchison 02:26 Shannon’s motivation for building a world of belonging 05:53 What is the relationship between empathy and belonging? 07:48 Using creativity to nurture empathy 10:30 Shannon’s three questions for belonging 15:40 What is Swipe your Stereotype? 17:29 What is the power of Swipe your Stereotype? 22:45 What does it mean to "give someone a voice”? 26:00 Shannon’s organizational work 30:23 Shannon Hutchison’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH SHANNON HUTCHISON ✩ Beyond Our Image: https://beyondourimage.com/ ✩ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shannon-hutchison-3b0288220 ✩ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@yukyuk30?si=GDVUkrQJrcu9LfFb ✩ The Empathy Game: https://play.theempathygame.com/ CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast Video edited by David Tsvariani