Research
Empathy Circle Prototype: Testing, Research, Results and Findings
Check the sub pages for research reports.
Here is the Google Drive Folder - drop your Research reports here.
To Do:
Begin leading, prototyping and testing empathy circles with family, friends, colleagues, school mates, community, etc,. You can test all or part of the empathy circle.
> Basic Empathy Circle Outline
* Setting Intention
* Candle
* Meditation
* Mirrored Motion
* Closing: blow out candle sending intention out into the worlds
> Gather insights and feed back about the experience.
You can modify this according to the situation.. For example you can cut or add steps as needed for the situation.
Objectives:
Gain practice facilitating an empathy circle
Begin with simple empathic listening or a full circle with family, friends, etc.
Begin testing the process and gathering insights from participants.
Ask participants about their experience.
Create some documentation of your experience facilitating an empathy circle.
Share a short 5 minute report at the next design team meeting
Empathy Circle Research Report Parameters
How might we design a form to support creating a report?
( ) Location:
( ) Circle Length of time:
( ) # of Participants:
( ) Outline of empathy circle parts used:
( ) Intention setting
( ) Candle
( ) What was dialog launch topic: ?
( ) Empathic listening
( ) Time limits per speaker: ?
( ) Mirrored feelings and motion.
( ) Blow out intention and candle
( ) Other Parts Used?
( ) Participant Feedback:
( ) Facilitators Insights:
( ) Photo's taken: ( ) yes ( ) no