Start Empathy, an initiative of Ashoka, is a community of individuals and institutions dedicated to building a future in which every child masters empathy.   Empathy is the ability to understand the feelings and perspectives of others, and to use …

Q: You write about empathy, noting, “The mistake people make is to think that empathy is what you use when you want to be nice.” How does empathy actually benefit the empathizer in negotiations? And can empathy be learned?A: Empathy is abou…

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. William Ury explains how listening is the essential, and often overlooked, half of communication. His stories of candid conversations with presidents and business…

New Findings Spur Debate: Are Some Psychopaths Curable? Critics say psychopaths only lack a certain form of empathy. Their ability to understand it is part of what makes them so dangerous…But when the team showed movies after mandating…