Empathy & Walking in Someone Else's Shoes Heather Lane Vetere Vice-Provost, Students, Ryerson University www.intheirshoesproject.ca Connecting Meaning to Purpose: RyersonSA PD Conference 2015

1. empathy and walking in
someone else’s shoes
Heather Lane Vetere
www.intheirshoesproject.ca

2. “empathy is the art of stepping
imaginatively into the shoes of
another person, understanding
their feelings and perspectives,
and using that understanding to
guide your actions”
Roman Krznaric

3. six habits of highly empathic
people
1. switch on your empathic
brain
2. make the imaginative leap
3. seek experiential
adventures
4. practice the craft of
conversation
5. travel in your armchair

4. …inspiring a revolution
think about empathy
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