Empathetic Design
1. hikimi.it 2. Mike Dziedzic 3. hemispheresmag.com
Global problems are impacting mental health, causing a 25% increase in anxiety disorders and costing the global economy $1 trillion annually. Companies need to prioritise supporting mental health to avoid negative economic impacts. People are also experiencing grief from changes in the world, including climate-related anxiety.
People are suffering compound collective trauma. Compound collective trauma occurs when a large-scale change, such as an ecological disaster or economic crisis, disrupts the way things normally are. This causes people to feel disoriented and experience post-traumatic emotions. As the ongoing complex crisis in the world is causing collective trauma, healing needs to be a collective process.
Here are some mindful ways to promote well-being and healing through your business:
Prioritise empathy and offer to connect with clients or followers through one-on-one communication.
Design products and services that incorporate healing and well-being qualities.
Host meetups with other creatives to discuss mental health and coping with global crises.
Direction
As a creative professional, it's important to design products and graphics that promote emotional well-being in the coming years. Creatives can interpret this trend in various ways:
Calming illustrations and graphics that focus on tranquillity and healing, incorporating nature elements, green and blue colours.
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1. GrowingWilderStudio 2. Aliki - My Five Senses 3. gracehelmer.co.uk 4. Oamul Lu
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