How Empathy Fuels the Creative Process: Seung Chan Lim (Slim) at TEDxWellesleyCollege
How Empathy Fuels the Creative Process: Rethinking the Meaning of Connection
When we hear the word "connection," we often envision a line being drawn between two separate circles. In this talk, Seung Chan Lim (Slim) shares stories and theories that arose from his recent research into the intersection between empathy and the creative process of "making." In doing so, the talk intends to challenge the aforementioned model of connection, arguing for an alternate model, where connection happens not when we draw a line between two circles, but when we remove an artificial line separating an already connected circle.
Sim is an award-winning designer and researcher/engineer. He is the author of the award-winning book "Realizing Empathy: An Inquiry Into the Meaning of Making." Integrating together his 15 years of cross-disciplinary experiences, he now consults, speaks, and runs workshops globally focusing on the development of empathy for the purpose of interdisciplinary collaboration/communication, organizational change/leadership, innovation, social entrepreneurship, as well as personal growth and empowerment.
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I cannot even start to describe what this video meant to me. He's amazing. So comprehensive. And is soooooooo intelligent. Not many people will understand his message, but I did. I really want him to teach everyone else ! I am just like his friend, omg he is amazing. He is right 100% wonderful research
Now THAT was a brilliant TED Talk! Thank you Seung Chan Lim
most underrated ted talk
At our business school, LM THAPAR SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, we say that "Empathy is the mother of excellence"
awesome realization of this theory! its deep, thanks Seung Lim
I love everything about this talk. This guy deserves all the money. RE SPECT
Seung Chan Lim #empathy #creativity #conflictresolution #choicesinlife Dear Slim, My profound gratitude to you for adding simplicity and clarity and meaning to my world through the following: (1) Coining the phrase: "Realizing Empathy," to "simply" define the perspective change from Not Empathizing to Empathizing. (2) Creativity (aka new meaning, new value, new choice) is a likely positive value of "learning the choice to become honest." [I'm curious if your book says more about transforming the struggle behind choosing honesty; those lovely defense mechanisms that "protect" our vulnerability.] (3) Thank you for connecting the phrase "light bulb moment," to your other coined phrase: "empathy realizing involuntarily." This phrasing will help me reassure folks that they have experienced empathy already and so (proof of concept) can experience again in future. (4) Thank you for the inspiring end image of "2 halves of a whole circle separated by the line of our judgments," and when we choose to blur our judgments, we get to the "Aha!" or moment of shared understanding aka Empathy. (5) p.s. I am a lifelong student of Non-Violent Communication (as developed by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD) and look forward to reading your book to further my study of creativity, empathy and conflict transformation. Thank you for serving as one of the leaders of empathy consciousness. Cheers!
he has a beautiful mind
@bgail7669
6 жыл бұрын
LOL are you thinking of him in the shower?
This is a beautiful TED talk! Correlating the ability to strongly express and feel emotion with the ability to be creative is definitely interesting... both possess a need to be observant and questioning, so I wonder if the tendency to be empathetic aids in the creative process in this regard, as well.
Wow absolutely amazing!!!
another inspiring TED talk :)
And is soooooooo intelligent. Not many people will understand his message, but I did
@seanpatrickrocks
8 жыл бұрын
+erdy_rezki putra LoL!! I guess they are both sooooooo intelligent.
Thats amazing! love the way ur confident and ur clear mind ^^
But... you can still desagree and be respectful, right? You may change the way you look and be cool with what you see or not. The thing is to pay heed, listen and consider things before take a decision, the final judgement. That's what I understood... Yes? Am I certain?
Hmm. I have to edit more statement here, this TED seems to be for those who want to be more empathic. I believe empathy is a learned trait. You can keep pushing yourself to be more empathic. The warning I give to you all, empathy has is drawbacks if it goes too far, it has to be a balancing act. It can literally drain you as a person as you relate, with others.
Do Americans really need to listen to a TED talk to understand empathy? I mean it's understandable for a narcissistic society obsessed with material possessions who kick their children out at age 18 and abandon their parents in retirement homes.
My teeth hurt when listening to the wood. I can't get past the first 3min.
@missellenmartin4152
4 жыл бұрын
LadyAsh27 the sawing stopped at 3:18 from there on there’s aren’t any uncomfortable sounds anymore :)