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The archive for this webinar is availble for viewing by clicking play on the media player above. Please feel free to continue the conversation in this discussion forum. Enjoy! Bryan
Great short presentation on empathy in mediation. I think so many of us need to be reminded that in many mediations how we show up in the room... our presence... our empathetic state, so to speak, is at least as important as any techniques we might have and use.
As this was a first time presentation in this format I am certainly interested in straight talking evaluations of how it could be better. What worked? What didn't? Also I am still a keen student of Empathy and Compassion and have started thinking along the oxymoronic lines of Empathy or focused good will as a 'weapon' in conflict situations. Thanks to all who attended. If you did not it is here through the wonders of the internet to see. Kind regards Martin Golder
Links
The original article
http://www.mediate.com/articles/golderM.cfm
My thoughts on the first Empathy and Compassion in Society conference in London in 2012
https://martingolder.wordpress.com/2013/09/09/empathy-and-compassio...
My thoughts on Compassion Week at Stanford 2014
https://martingolder.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/compassion-week-at-st...
Martin,
Responding to your request for feedback: I think the simplest feedback I can give is to say we could have used more: Felt like you were just getting into the swing of things when time was called. Specifically, I would have loved to hear a few ways you would have responded-- what you would have said to show visibly the empathy and compassion you wanted the disputants to hear-- in that role play. I doubt this feedback will be news to you, but while hearing how you got to your insights about the importance of empathy in mediation, and seeing the meditation practice you use was useful, for me, coming away with ways to actually convey that empathy (and even better... how to teach others to convey that empathy) would have been more useful. Your presentation was inspiring as demonstrated by the fact that as soon as you were done, I launched into looking into the conferences you mentioned... and I started reading the e-book on "Compassion, Bridging Practice and Science." I am tasked with teaching a "Having Difficult Conversations" class and I think one of the keys to that class will be to figure out how to present people with the importance of having empathy in those conversations.
Appreciated your presentation,
dane
Thanks for that Dane,
In the full day course the whole afternoon is spent on exactly that. What you say in terms of content is not as important as that whatever it is is relevant and kind and equally kind to all parties. Relevance demands real listening. Kindness is an expression of our common humanity in difficult situations. It is not important to address the content or try for solution. It is only important to be kind.
Thanks again for the feedback
Martin
Dane Keehn said:
Martin,
Responding to your request for feedback: I think the simplest feedback I can give is to say we could have used more: Felt like you were just getting into the swing of things when time was called. Specifically, I would have loved to hear a few ways you would have responded-- what you would have said to show visibly the empathy and compassion you wanted the disputants to hear-- in that role play. I doubt this feedback will be news to you, but while hearing how you got to your insights about the importance of empathy in mediation, and seeing the meditation practice you use was useful, for me, coming away with ways to actually convey that empathy (and even better... how to teach others to convey that empathy) would have been more useful. Your presentation was inspiring as demonstrated by the fact that as soon as you were done, I launched into looking into the conferences you mentioned... and I started reading the e-book on "Compassion, Bridging Practice and Science." I am tasked with teaching a "Having Difficult Conversations" class and I think one of the keys to that class will be to figure out how to present people with the importance of having empathy in those conversations.
Appreciated your presentation,
dane
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