It’s an age-old quandary: Are we born “noble savages” whose best intentions are corrupted by civilization, as the 18th century Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau contended? Or are we fundamentally selfish brutes who need civiliza…

Every decision we make affects the way real people experience our products. We’ve all heard the rallying cry for user-centered design, but even those of us who…by Aaron Gustafson, See it on Scoop.it, via Empathy and Compassion

The 14th Dalai Lama, speaks on Can compassion be trained or taught? “Through training, through awareness… you can develop genuine sense of concern of well-being of others, including your enemy.”See it on Scoop.it, via Empathy and Compassion

‘The Colbert Report’ host learns a lesson in empathy by the author of ‘Sticks & Stones,’ a book about defeating the culture of bullying.Stephen Colbert may not have known what empathy was at the start of this clip about bull…