“This project website provides a shared space for organizing and developing the materials for our study on how the Empathy Circle can be used to bridge political divides and reduce polarization.”
Website Outline
Hypotheses - links to AI generated hypotheses
Research Plan - links to AI generated research plan
Funding Plan - links to AI generated funding plan
Advisory Board - gather an advisory board
Partners - organizational partners
Scales - how to measure the Empathy Circle experience.
Past Circles - a history or project timeline with links of Empathy Circles that have been held for addressing political left-right divides and polarization.
Pre Pilot - Set up a weekly series of Empathy Cafes on Bridging Social & Political Polarization.
Various Links and Reference Material
Jodie's Empathy Circle Research Plan - A Dissertation Prospectus in pursuit of the degree of doctor of philosophy in psychology at Brigham Young University.
PROJECT: Jodie’s - Empathy Circle Research Study - Edwin's Notes
Hypotheses: Bridging Political and Social Divides
Because polarization is such a critical issue and problem in the US now, there may be more support for doing the study on polarization.
Sort - past related projects.
Facebook Group: Bridging Political Divides with Empathy Circles - This group was created in 2018 for people that would like to take part in a political left-right empathy circles to dialogue across the personal, social and political divides. Our goal is to offer tools and processes to support constructive dialogue. We can revived this group for the Empathy Circle Study.
Ideas
Listen First post.. promote Study on January 9