Symphony+and+Empathy

http:classroomclipart.com2008      Symphony   "the capacity to synthesize rather than to analyze; to see relationships between seemingly unrelated fields; to detect broad patterns rather than to deliver specific answers; and to invent something new by combining elements nobody else thought to pair." Daniel Pink     Synthesize  - ability to see the whole picture and pick out what is really important.  Self-made millionaires are four times more likely than the rest of the population to be dyslexic a recent study showed. Sally Shaywitz, a Yale neuroscientist noted that, "Dyslexics think differently. They are intuitive and excel at problem-solving, seeing the big picture, and simplifying...They are poor rote reciters, but inspired visionaries." pg 141, __A Whole New Mind__

Relationships  - to be able to see the negative space and give it meaning [|fed ex]  - to be able to cross boundaries - multi-tasking,  - invent combining ideas in different ways,(Reese's Butter Cup Theory of Invention)   - and make the metaphors to help us understand our world           TIME IS MONEY, "pitbull in lipstick" , rug rat , road rage   Exercises -   Listen to the great symphonies   Pick up ten magazines you would never pick up - browse though them - look for connections   Draw   Keep a metaphor log   Follow the links   Ask "Why not"   Create an inspiration board   Read these six books   __Beethoven's Anvil: Music in Mind and Culture__ by William Benzon   __Powers of Ten__ by Charles and Ray Eames   __Dialogue: The Art of Thinking Together__ by William Isaacs   __Metaphors We Live By__ by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson  __ No Waste ( __ A project by Laboratorio De Creacion Maldeojo)   __How to See: A Guide to Reading Our Man-made Environment__ by George Nelson      Empathy     "The ability to imagine yourself in someone else's position and to intuit what that person is feeling." "Empathy allows us to see the other side of an argument, comfort someone in distress, and bite our lip instead of muttering something snide." "Facial expressions are universal." "It is an ethic for living. It is a means of understanding other human beings. Empathy makes us human. It brings us joy. Empathy is an essential part of living a life of meaning." "Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and to connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives." Oprah Winfrey  "The growing recognition of empathy's role in healing is one reason why nursing will be one of the key professions of the Conceptual Age workforce." <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">"The Conceptual Age requires androgynous minds." <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">Excercises    <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">Test yourself - [|Empathy Quotient]  <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;"> [|Spot the Fake Smile]  <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">[| Emotional Intelligence Test - it does cost]   <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">Study Ekman - __Emotions Revealed__ by Paul Ekman   <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">Eavesdrop   <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">Play "Whose Life?" <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">Empathize on the job  <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">Take an acting class   <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">Don't Outsource your empathy - create your own cards