EP 53 - Ed Kirwan is the founder of Empathy Week and Empathy Studios. His businesses use film to develop the skill of empathy in individuals. Since its inception in 2020, Empathy week has reached over 1.3 million students. During this episode we discuss the power of empathy, the benefit of empathy for businesses, what people can do to develop their empathy and SO much more!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Why Empathy is the MOST important skill!

6:25 - Ed path into teaching through Teach First

11:18 - Volunteering in Uganda for 3 months

16:10 - Homeless World Cup and start of Empathy Week

24:50 - Empathy studios uses the power of film to develop the skill of empathy

29:02 - The BENEFITS of being an Empathetic business

32:11 - Imagery can be so POWERFUL!

35:40 - Approach to measuring Empathy

40:30 - People aren't empathetic, they have emotional contagion!

44:41 - The one question that REVEALS SO much!

47:12 - This is how you can hone the skill of empathy

54:11 - How to build a culture of empathy as a leader

58:10 - A powerful story on Empathy

1:01:04 - We want to build an empathy generation

1:05:35 - How to be empathetic during redundancies

1:11:17 - Quickfire questions with Ed Kirwan

1:12:08 - Eds advice to younger self

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