(Krznaric 2014)
Book Title: Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It
DOI or website link: Amazon
Publication: Perigee Books, 2015, 272 pages
Authors: Roman Krznaric
Date: 2015
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Abstract:
"I believe that empathy – the imaginative act of stepping into another person’s shoes and viewing the world from their perspective – is a radical tool for social change and should be a guiding light for the art of living."
Topic Area:
general population
Intervention/Methods used:
(What was the method used to train empathy?)
Book says there are 6 ways or habits to increase empathy.
Habit 1. Switch on Your Empathic Brain
(culture says we are self interested but we need to understand that we are empathic by nature and our empathy can grow)
Habit 2. Make the imaginative Leap:
Overcome blocks to empathy
Prejudice,
Authority,
Distance,
Denial with imagination
Habit 3. Seek Experiential Adventures
do role taking
acting
undercover
travel
cooperate with people
and practice
Habit 4. Practice the Craft of Conversation
a craft
be curiosity
be open
connect with difficult situations,
Habit 5.Travel in Your Armchair
Habit 6. Inspire A Revolution
(Work on creating a cultural wave of empathy with various programs and ideas. occupy had "Empathy Tents)
Participants:
(Who participated in this study / training?)
About the assessment:
(How was the change in empathy measures before / after the intervention/method?)
What was the result?:
Posted By: Edwin Rutsch
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