Empathy & Compassion

A Timely Interview With Jon Ramer About Creating Collective Compassion (Part 1)

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A Timely Interview With Jon Ramer About Creating Collective Compassion (Part 1) – The Huffington Post

 

Jon Ramer is a software entrepreneur turned social engineer, a civic leader, a community organizer, an inventor, and a musician. He is the designer and co-founder of several Deep Social Networks, including the Ideal Network. He was an organizational participant in Seeds of Compassion, an event in Seattle coordinated around the His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 2008 visit to Seattle which focused on nurturing compassion throughout the world. Following the Seeds of Compassion, Ramer co-founded the Compassionate Action Network.

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