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Lisa Yancey on how travel breaks down ‘ideas of otherness’ and expands our humanity - MSN
For Lisa Yancey, founder and president of Yancey Consulting, traveling is about more than relaxing in a faraway locale. The entrepreneurial strategist, who advises businesses and organizations on dismantling inequities, enriching marginalized communities, building leadership, and amplifying diverse perspectives, believes that travel provides opportunities for growth. “To really travel, it’s about exposure to different and to break down ideas of otherness to building our understanding and empathy of something that may be different,” said the 47-year-old Atlanta native, who lives in Mount Vernon, N.Y. “To expand our humanity, to expand our empathy muscles . . . that’s what travel does for me.” Yancey, a Boston College Law School graduate, was a recent speaker at “The Lunch Room,” the American Repertory Theater’s virtual talk show that features artists, activists, and civic leaders for curated conversations and interactive Q&As (available for viewing on ART’s website). We caught up with her to talk about all things travel.
For Lisa Yancey, founder and president of Yancey Consulting, traveling is about more than relaxing in a faraway locale. The entrepreneurial strategist, who advises businesses and organizations on dismantling inequities, enriching marginalized communities, building leadership, and amplifying diverse perspectives, believes that travel provides opportunities for growth. “To really travel, it’s about exposure to different and to break down ideas of otherness to building our understanding and empathy of something that may be different,” said the 47-year-old Atlanta native, who lives in Mount Vernon, N.Y. “To expand our humanity, to expand our empathy muscles . . . that’s what travel does for me.” Yancey, a Boston College Law School graduate, was a recent speaker at “The Lunch Room,” the American Repertory Theater’s virtual talk show that features artists, activists, and civic leaders for curated conversations and interactive Q&As (available for viewing on ART’s website). We caught up with her to talk about all things travel.