Srinath Clayton Barker

Srinath Clayton Barker

workshops/2015-09-05

Intention To learn. To better understand how Empathic Design might better serve users of whatisthrivingandfunwithrc.wordpress.com and

restorativecommunication.org in order to serve peace.

Edwin interviews Sri

What was your experience of the Empathy Circle?

Felt grateful to be apart of the experience

How to use this for people in Amygdala triggered conflict

Appreciating how it is being organized to be online.

People can have the space and don’t need to be in the same room.

Intrigued to see what you are developing here.

Appreciate the online component and how it can used in conflict situations

Problems so far?

Your own monkey mind getting in the way. What is going on?

Imagining the process might be difficult for people with no access to technological resources. How to do you design for people who don’t have the technological access to resources while in conflict?

What parts of the Empathy Circle did you have trouble with and why?

Etc.

Also expressed:

concern for people without tech resources; how do we design for people without technology to participate?

in restorative circles/movements, nvc community, some do not like the online community

..how might we bring more love into the process using this technology

….want to use tools for fostering peace and addressing conflict

Edwin: Interviewee Name Shri

Insight: Shri notices his monkey mind getting in the way of focusing on the circle.

Feelings

• • some distraction

  • awareness

Needs

• • presence

• ease

Brainstorming

-Transform fixed ideas about lateness

-Post the “Empowerment Lens” (created by Maria Nemeth) fostered by Nonviolent Communication Leadership Copyright © 2012 by The Academy for Coaching Excellence www.acecoachtraining.com

Program graduate Zo Tobi who founded www.coachingforsocialchange.org on everyone’s screen so we can practice seeing each other empathically and restoratively to listen and act empathically and restoratively:

• 1. This person is a hero who is whole and complete

  2. This person has goals and dreams and a desire to make a difference

  3. This person has her or his own answers

  4. This person is contributing to me right now

1. This person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect