Susan Partnow is an organizational development and training
consultant and teaches Compassionate Listening and many other empathy and
compassion building processes Contributor to the book: Practicing the Art of Compassionate Listening
How to Build a Culture of Empathy & Compassion?
1. Set the Intention (value it; talk about it; name and invite it).
2. Slow down to the speed of wisdom to make
space for it.
3. From the Inside Out: Cultivate self awareness and regulation - know
your triggers; do the practice with compassion & BE Compassion.
4. Build community from these principles - to embrace conflict,
differences, challenges as opportunities to deepen intimacy,
understanding, connection - and find creative solutions like Restorative
Circles. Sub Conferences:Education
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How to Build a Culture of Empathy & Compassion? Top ideas:
Set the Intention (value it; talk about it; name and invite it - so
YOUR work is so important) - Slow down to the speed of wisdom to make
space for it
From the Inside Out: Cultivate self awareness and regulation - know
your triggers; do the practice - with compassion - BE Compassion
(Compassionate Listening - 5 core practices)
Appreciation and Gratitude - for self in others - so an energetic/heart
shift that shows up in words and deeds
Build community from these principles - to embrace conflict,
differences, challenges as opportunities to deepen intimacy,
understanding, connection - and find creative solutions (Restorative
Circles)
Compassionate Listening: Healing the World from the
Inside Out
Saturday, June 30, 2012 from 9:30 AM to 5:45 PM (PT) Annunciation Cathedral, 245
Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94103
By Susan Partnow
Become a More Powerful Peacemaker in Your Family,
Community and Workplace
Explore the Five Core Practices of Compassionate Listening and learn the
skills necessary to bring this powerful technique into your daily life.
Holding Compassion for Oneself and Others
Suspending Judgment
Maintaining Balance in the Heat of Conflict
Listening with the Heart
Speaking from the Heart
Compassionate Listening is a practice that reaches deep into the heart
of discord or disconnection, teaching people to listen with a different
"ear" to those around them. Its powerful tools help transform the energy
of conflict into opportunities for understanding, intimacy at home,
healthy relations, productive teamwork, and positive action. It is a
practice that provides a roadmap to what sages from all ages and
cultures have taught: cultivating the wisdom of the heart is the key to
real peace "from the inside out."
Sr. Trainer with The Compassionate Listening Project, your facilitator,
Susan Partnow is co-founder of Conversation Cafes, Let’s Talk America
and Global Citizen Journey. She has brought this project around the
world, from Cuba to Liberia, Ghana to Nazareth. She is a former teacher
and speech pathologist, author of Everyday Speaking for All Occasions,
co-author of our recently published workbook, and a certified mediator
and organizational development consultant/trainer with over 20 years
experience, and an M.A. from Northwestern University.
Workshop Outline Notes
intro - each person short intro
Agreements
About Conflicts
Exercises
watching each other.
Dyad Exercise: sitting next to someone.. Look into
their eyes and notice what is going on in your awareness.
you can close your eyes if you feel your getting
disconnected from yourself. 1 minute for each person
Dyad Share: share your insights with each other
Group Dialog: share about what happened with larger
group
Listening exercises,
Dyad Exercise: one person talk, the other listens
Dyad Share: share your insights with each other
Group Dialog: share about what happened with larger
group
Fair Witness
About Triggers
what triggers you
The Triangle
Reflective Listening
Group example - someone shares - people go around an
reflect back facts, feelings, values, appreciation, etc.
Small Group Exercise: 4 people, one shares and the
others reflect back
Group Dialog: share about what happened with larger
group
