+ Creativity

"The results of multiple regressions provide support for the hypotheses that empathy is positively related to creativity and inversely related to dogmatism, "

(CARLOZZI + 1995)

Why Empathy Holds the Key to Transforming 21st Century Learning

By Thom Markham

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Empathy triggers creativity

"Beyond rounding out the skills of collaboration and communication, empathy, design and collaboration are interconnected pieces of the creative puzzle. Empathy is now identified as the first step in the design process, whether crafting new software for a user or creating form-factors that inherently please the consumer. Right now, empathy is described as ‘step.’ But that easy designation belies a very deep process in which a designer must, for lack of a better term, ‘sink into the mind of another and take on their persona’. That is a deep descriptor of an ultimate form of empathy—and it may be a necessary component of an educational system increasingly tilted toward design and inquiry."