Empathy Why It Matters & How to Get It | Roman Krznaric | Talks at Google

98% of people have the ability to empathize. But few of us use our full empathic potential. Roman's new book is Empathy: Why it Matters & How to Get It - describes the six habits of highly empathic people, showing how empathy can be used to improve our relationships, boost our creativity and tackle social problems from everyday prejudice to violent conflicts. Drawing on over 10 years of research, you will learn about human libraries, how babies can teach empathy, how our empathic brains work and discover the world’s first Empathy Museum. About Roman: Roman Krznaric is a cultural thinker and writer on the art of living. He is a founding faculty member of The School of Life in London, and advises organisations including Oxfam and the United Nations on using empathy and conversation to create social change. He is also founder of the world’s first Empathy Library. His latest book is Empathy: A Handbook for Revolution. He has been named by The Observer as one of Britain’s leading lifestyle philosophers. For more info visit: http://www.romankrznaric.com/ and http://www.empathylibrary.com/