I see four directions for evolving empathy and using it to heal and transform civilization:
- expanding empathy itself,
- spreading empathic practices,
- creating cultures that evoke empathy, and
- creating social systems that promote empathic outcomes whether or not the individuals in those systems feel empathy.
I’ll explore each of these below, offering just a taste of examples and resources in each category. Many more exist and could exist.
An entire movement could be built around transforming the world through empathy – a movement which would include but reach far beyond calling on individuals to be more empathic.
by Tom Atlee
