March 28th, 2012 at 8:13PM

Week 3 of Compassionate Conversations March 28 | Empathy 

#empathy
March 28th, 2012 at 7:51PM
Empathy requires time and space. Given your busy days, packed agendas, and other work limitations, how can you maximize the time you have available to practice empathy at work on a day-to-day basis? — Empathy: Our Reflection Question of the Week
#empathy
March 28th, 2012 at 7:47PM
Notes from the Star Vista Empathy Session - What is Empathy?

Notes from the Star Vista Empathy Session - What is Empathy?

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March 28th, 2012 at 7:44PM

Star Vista Empathy Session Presentation | March 27

Star vista empathy session

#empathy#star vista
March 28th, 2012 at 7:15PM
Empathy Cafe Magazine

I found this GREAT RESOURCE for all things Empathy.  This site compiles all the recent stories from around the internet about Empathy and Compassion.  And I so glad that I found it and I hope you will find it useful.
#empathy#compassion#culture of empathy
March 28th, 2012 at 7:12PM

Children Full of Life - I have posted this video before on this site but it is worth posting again.  As part of our Empathy week, this is the best example of Empathy in an educational setting that I have ever seen.  And it sparked a GREAT discussion with the women of Star Vista.  It is actually Part 1 of a longer documentary that you can watch on YouTube.

#children full of life#japan#empathy
March 28th, 2012 at 7:07PM
Art Activity: Playback Theater  Playback Theater has been a big part of this coaching project so far.  Playback is an improvisational art form where the stories of audience members are transformed into performance before their very eyes.  I believe that Playback actors are master empathizers because they are experts in listening without judgement and reflecting back the feelings of the storyteller in ways that helps that person, and the rest of the audience, better connect to their own experience.  Learn more about Playback Theater here> In sessions with PCRC and Star Vista, we have played with the Playback short form of the “Narrative V.”  Here’s how it goes: A person shares his/her personal story. 3 actors form a V-shaped formation and listen to the person’s story. The person at the tip of the V has the job of using words, sounds, and physical movements to playback the essence of the personal story they just heard.   There is no wrong way to do this.  Just listen for the feelings and and act those out in a way that honors the storyteller. Hey PCRC and Star Vista folks who did this with me, share your experiences of this activity with the rest of the group.  What did you learn from the Narrative V?

Art Activity: Playback Theater 

Playback Theater has been a big part of this coaching project so far.  Playback is an improvisational art form where the stories of audience members are transformed into performance before their very eyes.  I believe that Playback actors are master empathizers because they are experts in listening without judgement and reflecting back the feelings of the storyteller in ways that helps that person, and the rest of the audience, better connect to their own experience.  Learn more about Playback Theater here>

In sessions with PCRC and Star Vista, we have played with the Playback short form of the “Narrative V.”  Here’s how it goes:

  • A person shares his/her personal story.
  • 3 actors form a V-shaped formation and listen to the person’s story.
  • The person at the tip of the V has the job of using words, sounds, and physical movements to playback the essence of the personal story they just heard.  
  • There is no wrong way to do this.  Just listen for the feelings and and act those out in a way that honors the storyteller.

Hey PCRC and Star Vista folks who did this with me, share your experiences of this activity with the rest of the group.  What did you learn from the Narrative V?

#empathy#playback theater
March 28th, 2012 at 6:44PM
Play Activity: Super-Sized Name Tag I learned this activity from my good friend, Sabrina Klein of Teaching Artists Organized.  When people come in for a training, meeting, or event, don’t just have them write their name and job title on a name tag.  Have them also include the story behind what we normally see.  Like, you may want to ask: How did you come to have your first name? What was the first job you ever had? When and why did you come to live in the place where you now live? Your participants will then “wear their stories” during the entire session, reminding everyone that we all carry our stories with us wherever we go.  If we stop and take a moment, we can discover some interesting things about each other.

Play Activity: Super-Sized Name Tag

I learned this activity from my good friend, Sabrina Klein of Teaching Artists Organized.  When people come in for a training, meeting, or event, don’t just have them write their name and job title on a name tag.  Have them also include the story behind what we normally see.  Like, you may want to ask:

  • How did you come to have your first name?
  • What was the first job you ever had?
  • When and why did you come to live in the place where you now live?

Your participants will then “wear their stories” during the entire session, reminding everyone that we all carry our stories with us wherever we go.  If we stop and take a moment, we can discover some interesting things about each other.

#empathy#play#icebreakers
March 26th, 2012 at 11:46AM
Your needs, the needs of your family, and the needs of your community are all aligned. They are the same. They are not in conflict with each othe. We must stop treating them as if they are. We must serve these needs interdependently. — Me (with divine inspiration)
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March 21st, 2012 at 7:12PM

Week 2: March 21
The Practice of Gratitude

#gratitude#compassionate communities