“Empathy is also something we are taught to “get over” or grow out of. We learn to quash our caring reactions for others, and our busy lives and immediate preoccupations provide excuses for not developing empathy.” Lori Gruen is Pro…

“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.” …

“Care ethicists often speak about empathy and its role in caring attitudes and relationships, but they haven’t stressed empathy to anything like the extent that I shall be doing here. I shall, for example, be making use of the recent literature of psyc…

“Conventional product development focuses on the solution. Empathy is a mindset that focuses on people, helping  you to understand their thinking patterns and perspectives.” Indi Young is an expert consultant in user experience, offering her …

Self-congratulatory discussions inevitably follow moments of discord in the United States. So why aren’t they getting us anywhere? The country can’t stop talking about race, because racism won’t let us change the subject. But the…

“Mirror neurons “mirror” the behavior and emotions of the people surrounding us in such a way that the others become part of us. Knowing that such cells exist can explain many of the mysteries of human behavior. For instance, why it’s…

“Mirror neurons “mirror” the behavior and emotions of the people surrounding us in such a way that the others become part of us. Knowing that such cells exist can explain many of the mysteries of human behavior. For instance, why it’s…

 “Empathy calms the emotional brain so that we can perceive situations and interactions accurately and thoughtfully. With empathy, we produce our own natural stress-reducing chemicals that create calm, focused energy, allowing us to do and be our …

“Victim empathy work helps them to acknowledge that it is real people that they have harmed. Empathy engenders a sense of shared experience, and an identification with and understanding of the other person’s situation, feelings and motives. Empathy has…

“Victim empathy work helps them to acknowledge that it is real people that they have harmed. Empathy engenders a sense of shared experience, and an identification with and understanding of the other person’s situation, feelings and motives. Empathy has…