Most of us think of toys as child’s play, something to keep the kids occupied or a reward for good behaviour. But toys, and play, have benefits that extend beyond the playground, from teaching the value of teamwork to unlocking empathy.
Gonzalo Riva, Chief Operating Officer and Lead Strategist for Twenty One Toys, sits down with Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss the benefits of using toys in the boardroom and the classroom, and why empathy is an important skill to develop in school.
Empathy is among humanity’s defining characteristics. Understanding another person’s plight can inspire gentle emotions and encourage nurturing behaviors. Yet under certain circumstances, feelings of warmth, tenderness and sympathy can in fact pre…
“Empathy,” Oakley notes, “is not a uniformly positive attribute. It is associated with emotional contagion; hindsight bias; motivated reasoning; caring only for those we like or who comprise our in-group (parochial altruism); jumping to conclusions; an…
Martin Hoffman on Empathy. Created with Goanimate.com By Mandy Goolsby.See it on Scoop.it, via Empathy and Compassion
Think about that. Put yourself in Schwerner’s shoes. Imagine what it would have taken to summon such stillness, such profound and sincere compassion for one’s killer, at the moment of death.And then put yourself in the shoes of that Klansman. After all…
