humanization
Adding human qualities
Humanization is the process of making something more human or humane.
A policy might undergo humanization to become less bureaucratic and more responsive to individual needs.
In medicine, humanization often refers to treating patients as whole people rather than cases: The hospital's humanization initiative reduced wait times and improved bedside manner.
The word also applies to making abstract systems—technology, institutions, warfare—more considerate of human dignity and experience.
Regard with honor
- worthDegree of importance
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- dignityInnate personal worth
empowerment · recognition · personhood · agency · self-determination · equality · justice · decency
Attributing humanity to non-humans
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- avatarDigital user representation
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
face · voice · personality · relatability · embodiment · characterization · lifelikeness · expressiveness
Concern for others' distress
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- connectionA joining or relation
- relatabilityQuality inviting connection
- warmthHeat you feel
caring · sensitivity · kindness · sympathy · rapport · solidarity · concern · emotional resonance
Walking on two limbs
- Homo sapiensScientific name for humans
- hominidBipedal primate family
- tool useManipulating objects purposefully
- language developmentGaining communication abilities over time
socialization · Neanderthal · fossils · Darwin · primates · adaptation · cognition · culture
respect
Regard with honor
- worthDegree of importance
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
dignity · empowerment · recognition · personhood · agency · self-determination · equality · justice · decency · ethics
personification
Attributing humanity to non-humans
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- avatarDigital user representation
mascot · face · voice · personality · relatability · embodiment · characterization · lifelikeness · expressiveness · emotion
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- connectionA joining or relation
- relatabilityQuality inviting connection
warmth · caring · sensitivity · kindness · sympathy · rapport · solidarity · concern · emotional resonance · storytelling
bipedalism
Walking on two limbs
- Homo sapiensScientific name for humans
- hominidBipedal primate family
- tool useManipulating objects purposefully
language development · socialization · Neanderthal · fossils · Darwin · primates · adaptation · cognition · culture · symbolism
- character arcscharacter arc, arc, redemption arc, hero's journey, fall from grace
- antibodiesantibody, antibodies, monoclonal antibodies, heavy chain, nanobodies
humanizationdehumanization
Denying personhood to others
objectification · depersonalization · brutalization · degradation · debasement
humanizationabstraction
Distilling to essential qualities
anonymization · generalization · categorization · stereotyping · facelessness
humanizationmechanization
Converting to machine operation
robotization · automation · thingification · reification · animalization