From Empathy to Insight: a path.

Tom Bennett, Experience StrategistConnective DX

We grew up rational.

Emotions and empathy werea curiosity.

Researchisoften

understoodasnumbersand

surveys

Where is the intuition?

DaveGray– LiminalThinking

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Liveresponsibly

DiscoverandplanforGod’spurpose

Prepareforthefuture

Givegenerously

Stewardship• Share abundance with others• Invest in socially responsible ways• Many hands make light work• Community gives power to live differently

Stewardship asks us to do something far more difficult than giving our money away.

It is a calling to share our time and our abilities and expand our relationships through neighborliness.

Engage with a varied, national audience.

Interviews

Iterativediscovery

Sensemaking

Somepeoplefeellost.

Whenwewereyoungerwethoughtwe’dhaveourlivesfiguredout.Something ismakingitharderIstilldon’thavethesenseofbeingatruegrownup. Idon’tknowwhatfactorsareinit.Notmeetingexpectations.Ihaveotherthings todealwith.Ifeellikeretirementisalongwayaway.Idon’t seeajobonthehorizon through education.

People feel lost.

“I still don’t have the sense of being a true grownup. I don’t know what factors are in it.”

“ When we were younger we thought we’d have our lives figured out. Something is making it harder.”

“I know I should think about the future. I don’t know the right questions to ask.”

Considered[tuition loans]itbeforethechoice,andbasedonthepathIwanted,basedonfutureincome,itwasworthittomaketheinvestment.

Debtdoesfeeloverwhelming.

HowcanIsaveforretirementwhenthereisloaninterest?Itisaholetodigoutof.

Life decisions limit choices.

“How can I save for retirement? I am qualified, but I can’t afford my dream.”

Plain-ness drives a search for beauty.

Mennonites talk about money the way they talk about sex: save it for someone you love.

Kenlyn & Wilmer

“Once we have enough, it’s time to give to others.”

“Generosity can go beyond money.”

“Parents & children create a cycle of giving.”

“How are you doing, Tom?”

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https://www.mennolink.org/doc/cof/art.21.html

As stewards of God's earth, we are called to care for the earth and to bring rest and renewal to the land and everything that lives on it.

As stewards of money and possessions, we are to live simply, practice mutual aid within the church, uphold economic justice, and give generously and cheerfully.

As persons dependent on God's providence, we are not to be anxious about the necessities of life, but to seek first the kingdom of God.

We cannot be true servants of God and let our lives be ruled by desire for wealth.

Maria Dennis Glenn

Did I fall in head first?

Ask for insight.

Reflect & be present.

Hold loosely to your goals.

Allow an intuitive frame.

Be transformed.

Thanks