Helping organizations create empathy with the people for whom they design solutions means being totally present with the widest cross-section of humanity imaginable.Given the variety of clients, we have the privilege to meet a lot of people—from …

At the heart of our friendship was empathy. Empathy is what allows us to cross boundaries, whether between “self’ and “other” or “us” and “them.” Empathy is about understanding how the world looks from an…

Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion — the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way that motivates altruistic behavior. A new study by researchers at the Center f…

A friend of mine recently asked me about what we call having an “empathy buddy” entails. It seemed like relevant information to share here =).  Someone agrees to start talking about what they would like to have empathy on. The oth…