LESSON 01: Introduction to Building a Culture of Empathy
Opening (Welcome video?)
Basic guidance for the sessions: (I can make a video about this)
Say “I” when you mean “I”; (People often say; "We" or “A person” when they mean "I")
Everybody is right (Everybody has their own thinking that they come from)
We are sources for each other (you can decide to share with this in mind)
But you also can always pass for an exercise.
Are the sessions you do recorded for those in the group who are not there today ? If so do you want them to be posted/keeping private (maybe VIDEO about our take on sharing, confidentiality etc?)
(sample VIDEO?) How are you feeling in the here and now: exercise with expressing feeling
Is there anything you want to share that interferes with having your attention on the meeting?
Household
Any organizational topics, like next meeting, breaks, things people need, like pen and paper or so, a book, questions about google docs (VIDEO?) etc.
(maybe referring to a separate site (AND VIDEO?) where all ‘how to use Google Docs of E.L. Practice)
Topic: A Culture of Empathy
EMPATHY DEFICIT - How would the world look like when we use empathy in our communication:
What this course helps you to do/be.
How it came about, how it is developing till now,
The vision, mission and aim of the (founders?).
(VIDEO- cartoon?) how empathy is seen/used in this training in comparison to compassion and sympathy.
EMPATHY does not mean you endorse the view of the other.
(Intention setting of a Culture of Empathy candle?)
Introduction of everybody and their objectives for this course: What brought you here?
Explaining (VIDEO?) how it will be done either in a description or by a facilitator.
First practice: using the Introduction and Objectives stories already for Reflective Listening practice.
It can be modeled by a facilitator/or done with the guidelines of the Empathic Circle Practice (Referring to handout)
How was it to do RL
Discussion: About Empathy, Compassion, Sympathy.
Questions for each other if there are any.
Any concerns? How was this, remarks, questions,
Closing
Impression of the meeting and anything that still wants to be mentioned
Feeling in the here and now.