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Krznaric explores the idea of empathy, its various shades of meaning and describes six habits of empathic people. Apr 17, 2014 imagine a library filled with only the very best examples of human empathy. An interactive shoe shop, a mile in my shoes, invited participants to literally step into someone elses shoes and embark on a milelong physical, emotional and. This is a short summary knowledgewell for two books i have read recently. Starting with the discovery of the mirror neurone, which seems to explain how humans can be empathic, he provides a practical road map for exercising and developing ones empathic capacities. Installations and events explored how empathy can have the power to transform our personal relationships and tackle global challenges.
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