Empathy begins with story.

We create immersive experiences that don’t just inform—they help people feel, reflect, and connect.


Blending story, science, and sensory design, we build emotional literacy, reduce isolation, and support wellbeing across communities..

Empathy begins with story.

We create experiences that build connection,
shift perspective,
and move people to care.

Story

Real narratives rooted in lived experience.

Science 

Psychological and cultural insight that shapes perception.

 

Sensory Design

Tools that amplify memory, emotion, and care.

 

OUR FLAGSHIP OFFERING

EMPATHY EXPERIENCES 

Sensory-based workshops and immersive experiences that build emotional understanding across generations and cultures.

We combine real stories, emotional insight, and interactive design to help participants feel—not just learn.

These experiences lay the foundation for future mixed-reality and VR training—making empathy more accessible, embodied, and enduring.

 

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Other ways to work together

Training & Facilitation

Custom programs for care teams, educators, and institutions that want to deepen empathy and improve communication.

Experience Design

Support in creating audience-centered environments, sensory activations, or narrative-based interventions. 

Creative Collabs

Partner on research pilots, campaigns, or original content that centers lived experience and challenges bias. 

Insights Lab

Our research hub. Explore how emotion, story, and sensory design influence connection, memory, and behavior. 
→ Explore our Insights Lab

Learn more about the ways to work with us →

I didn’t expect to connect so deeply. Hearing stories from people a generation apart reminded me how much we carry and how much we still have to share. This wasn’t just a workshop. It was an experience of community really means.


Linney S

Empathy Experience participant

THE EMPATHY EDIT

Stories and Insights from the Field

From media and design to aging and mental health—our Substack shares what we are learning, noticing, and questioning. 

The Age of Assumptions by Julie Watson

Ageism Is a Mental Health Issue—And It’s Time We Treated It That Way

Read on Substack

When a Student Walks Out by Julie Watson

A moment that revealed why trauma-informed practices matter

Read on Substack

Why We Watch: The Psychology Behind the Oscars Feeling Personal by Julie Watson

On the power of movies in uncertain times

Read on Substack