Empathy |
During my years of studying Nonviolent Communication (NVC), I have learnt to use the four components (observations, feelings, needs and requests) to create connection. A quality of connection in which my joy of contributing to others has risen. Through empathy and...
AI explains NVC |
The other day I was listening to the science news on Swedish radio. They talked about a new AI tool online – ChatGPT (Generative Pre-training Transformer). It is a machine learning program developed by the research organization OpenAI. The tool generates its own...
Have you ever had the experience of someone offering you empathy, and yet you experienced their energy as being elsewhere? Have you ever offered empathy to someone else because you wanted them to feel better? Has anyone ever spoken about themselves and yet you...
The Needs' Year |
She looked at me with an appearance that many would interpret as annoyed. With her arms crossed, she leaned back frowning and waited for me to continue talking. We were both participants of EuroLife (a two year programme led by Robert Gonzales) and a small group had...
Welcome to Week 18 of the Needs’ Year! This week Joachim Berggren will have a conversation with Melanie Sears about the need of Empathy Melanie Sears, RN, MBA, PhD, has been learning and teaching Nonviolent Communication since 1991. She wrote two books about NVC...
What is happening in Ukraine affects us all. Those who are at the center of it are of course acutely affected and have had their entire life situation changed. Those who have family and friends in the region are affected. All of us, whether we are aware of it or not,...
You’re invited to connect with us in in exploring the power of words, and the power of empathy through a unique way. This will be an interactive workshop, exploration and experience sharing and connecting through simple empathy listening practices, needs...
What is your first reaction to compliments? – Do you feel joy or maybe rather embarrassment? – Do you trust the person that says it or not? If your first reaction is denying what you hear or if you have no idea how to react, come to this workshop! We will...
Join this workshop with Luciana Martins and bring the essencial concepts of NVC to your daily life. You can expect: – description of NVC concepts in a condensed format; – invitation to readapt to own personal format; – breakout rooms with stimulating...
Why do some people argue against empathy? Do they mean something different by the word, than those engaged in empathy circles? What other reasons could there be? If you have ever been met with resistance when advocating empathy – or if you indeed object to some uses...
