The power of compassionate design, with Marcus Engel

If some of the conversations you've heard in this season of Made For Us have felt like a glimpse into the future, then you're not alone.Our final guest of season 2, Marcus Engel, feels like he's already living in the future, thanks to AI, apps like Be My Eyes and other assistive devices.Marcus is a speaker, author and compassion consultant. He's also an advisor to Haptic, whose founder, Kevin Yoo, was our guest last week. Haptic is the company behind one of the world's first touch-based navigation apps and it was a meeting with Marcus that inspired Kevin to start the company.Today, we'll hear Marcus' story, how surviving massive trauma led him to become a compassion consultant and how he thinks haptic technology could impact mobility for people who are blind or low vision.You’ll learn:Haptic technology's potential to guide people living with sight lossMarcus’s four-part definition of compassion and how it’s different to empathyWhich products Marcus considers to be ‘compassionate'Enjoyed the episode? Text it to a friend. Loved the episode? Tell the world with a 5-star review.You might also like:Navigation you can feel: the startup making the world accessible through touchHow to design a fairer healthcare system---About Marcus EngelMarcus Engel is an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame teaching compassion science to pre-meds. He's also a survivor of massive trauma, a keynote speaker, author and hospital/system consultant. He's written two books that have been adopted by scores of nursing and health profession programs across the country.Learn more about Marcus Engel: www.MarcusEngel.comCompassion & Courage podcastCompassion is Action training videoBooks by Marcus EngelFollow Marcus on LinkedIn---Connect with Made for UsShow notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/Social media: LinkedIn and InstagramNewsletter: https://madeforuspodcast.beehiiv.com/