Why Participate?  Benefits
This gives an overview of some of the benefits of taking part in an empathy circle.
    Photo: Empathy Tent staff teach students at UC Berkeley the Empathy Circle Process.  Â
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Benefits of the Empathy Circle Practice
ImplementationÂ
Do it anywhere and anytime. No requirements or prerequisites.
Empathy circles can be easily learned and implemented which means they can spread rapidly.
Empathy circles can be easily learned and implemented which means they can spread rapidly.
Personal Benefits
Develop trustful and deep relationships with empathy circle participants and others.
Get a clear understanding of your own and other’s perspectives.
A place to safely ‘purge’ your pent-up feelings. When participants come into a circle, they often have pent frustrations and up need to express themselves and feel heard and seen. The circle offers a space for that.
Once participants feel heard and seen, they feel more space for creative thought. They are able to create they own solutions. More Personal Benefits Testimonials ![]() Other Benefits To Develop for Extinction Rebellion
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1. Community Building:Â For nurturing connection, trust building, mutual understanding.
2. Effective Working:Â Creating a collaborative and constructive work environment. Like Dynamic Facilitation (aka, Empathic Inquiry) creates.
3. Personal Support:Â Getting deeper emotional support for personal issues. Support for feelings of alienation, depression, grief, anxiety, fear, stress, etc
4. Democracy Building:Â Is foundational for people to relate with each other for deep democracy to flourish.
5. Conflict Resolution: That is what the above Empathy Cafe is for, on conflict.
6. Empathic Direct Action (EDA):Â A new form of Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA). We will be holding an Empathy Cafe on this shortly.
7. Empathic Design (aka Human Centered Design). For anything that is designed, the designers need to be aware of the felt experience and impact their designs will have on people.