Five-Point Scale to Measure EmpathySeveral scales have been developed to measure empathy. The Empathy Quotient test, for example, can measure how easily one picks up on the feelings of others and how much one is affected by those feelings. This test sh…

By listening to your child reflectively, you are helping him or her define emotions and minimize acting out. This teaches your child that he or she can choose to control and manage emotions. EmpathizeBy listening to your child reflectively, you ar…

In my perfect universe, everyone would be taught how to approach a grieving person with empathy and to really think before they do or say something that may unintentionally contribute to their suffering.I do understand that another person can’t &…

How did Aylan Kurdi pierce the thick veil of indifference, our  indifference  as an international community, to one of the largest humanitarian crises of our generation? I would answer this with one word: Empathy.The difference betw…

It took the story of a drowned child to end apathy to mass refugee deaths on Europe’s shores. It doesn’t have to be this way, says morality researcher Daryl CameronStalin is famously supposed to have said that “one death is a tragedy, one mi…

When you were a kid and stole your friends’ toys, your parent probably asked you this angry hypothetical: “How do you think that made them feel?” But what if you actually could feel what another person is feeling? This week, we travel…

For much of the 1990s, Helen Razer could be heard blabbing on the ABC’s youth network, Triple J. While the national broadcaster still occasionally permits her to talk in exchange for money, she is now chiefly engaged in the work of writing on social an…

It takes strength to put ourselves in another’s place. It’s easy to think we know what another person thinks or wants; it’s easy to expect they will act or speak in a certain way.Often, we get disillusioned when a person does somethin…

Empathic Design: Empathy Team 7 – How might we design tools to foster a more empathic way of being?This is information about the Acumen-IDEO Human-Centered Design Course – Starting August 20th. We are forming two to three teams to take the Acumen-…

Empathic Design: Empathy Team 7 – How might we design tools to foster a more empathic way of being?This is information about the Acumen-IDEO Human-Centered Design Course – Starting August 20th. We are forming two to three teams to take the Acumen-…