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04 Steps to using Empathy in de...
In this short video from the Ashoka website, Kiran Bir Sethi, Founder and Director of Riverside School and the Design for Change movement, explains the role empathy has in design and problem solving. It’s not just about feeling for others, she says: it’s about how to distinguish the real issue from the superficial aspects, about steppin... Read more
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Compassion is hot right now, s...
Here’s another article from Emma Seppala which was published in the Huffington Post, on why compassion is probably one the most important things in your life. For example, Emma says that brain imaging shows compassion sends our pleasure levels as high as when we experience receiving gifts or eating dessert. It makes us attractive and sends g... Read more
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Great Video on Breakthroughs i...
This is a wonderful 48 minute talk by Don Berwick, former Healthcare Advisor to Barack Obama and one of the leading physicians in the world. Berwick talks about the impact on medical outcomes of altruism, kindness, and mindfulness [youtubevideo src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/r5Tbikk44jY" height="420" width="315"] Read more
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What are the scientific reason...
Emma M. Seppala, Ph.D. dedicated her PhD research at Stanford University to studying the impact of meditation. She’s listed some of the main benefits in her article in Psychology Today: 20 Scientific Reasons to Start Meditating Today which covers: Health benefits, boosting happiness levels, improving social life, brain activity, productivity,... Read more
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Manako’s letter
Feedback from 19 year-old 100Hours’ participant Manako Mothebe in South Africa: “For too long living in the society swimming in a sea of nothingness. For too long living in the island of hopelessness. Thank God for bringing you to my life… Read more