Empathy within Buying

+ Our Intent Statement

A purchase is an emotional experience

Emotions and buying go together

Whether that be an item, a trip, an experience, or a donation. Purchases tend to evoke emotion. There are two sides to this story. The Locals and the Travelers. The Artisans and the Buyers There is the Empathy we can build around the artisans story & an emotional connection created when the "purchaser" is connected with the artisan Because they understood the power of their story, product, and their ultimate - Why, or where, or who, or when, really Locals W. (World) can be all the 5 W's, but it starts with Women.

Our Intent Statement

As the "needs" or demand of our collective (people, planet, profits) rise, which includes the demands of natural resources, and growing desires of products, services or travel, one could imagine our environmental footprints are significantly increasing

We'd like to fundamentally inspire impact-based buying decisions (starting with goods) to be an opportunity for human-centric and environmental net positive imprints. Using storytelling in design, sustainable sourcing, and highlighting a consciously curated collection of local artisans in specific communities around the world, we can understand culture, community, and each other at a deeper level

Plugging into well-established industries to integrate a dialogue between earlysupply chain workers, artisans, crafts(wo)men and locals to focus on the relationship between makers + consumers, or locals and travelers Then, foster that connection within a community by sharing artisans stories, the context of the item, the process, and their WHY Not only are we then integrating a dialogue, but we can build on the connection with empathy as a pillar in storytelling Spreading empathy for where goods come from, why we visit places, and perhaps even growing and sustaining empathy for our planet, plants, animals and future generations to come Taking our natural resources and using them for good

Our aspiration is to build on what it took to manufacture goods to inspire intentionbased consumption and travel. We'd like to research the value and meaning that initiates an appreciation for the labors, and creates an interest to spark multicultural perspectives Ultimately giving a platform for voices, empowering those voices around our world and in our collective and inviting others to support local communities, by the innate creativity within, impact-based buying, intentional living, project initiative based goods and conscious consumption to take a journey to places and step into their own empowerment in a global community of artisans and like-minded locals alike

A circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products for as long as possible