Activating Empathy in the Social Sector ft. Heather Hiscox

Watch this episode to learn how a new framework can help
changemakers create empathic connections while doing social
impact work.


Heather Hiscox is the founder and CEO of Pause for Change and
Co-Creator of the Possibility Project, an online conversion
series for disruptive changemakers. In this episode, she unpacks
her P.A.U.S.E framework and describes how empathy is a thread
throughout. We also discuss why listening and “meeting people
where they are” is critical to changemaking.


00:00  Introduction


00:23  About Heather Hiscox


2:17  What does Heather mean by “status quo problem solving
skills?”


4:14  What is the P.A.U.S.E. framework?


6:30  Examples of positive outcomes thanks to the P.A.U.S.E.
framework


9:05  Assisted a local government in recognizing how higher
crime rates was due to a problem with accessible housing


11:38  How is the P.A.U.S.E. framework similar to Design
Thinking?


13:12  Why listening is key to empathy


16:59  How empathy can help changemakers maintain joy and
optimism while navigating through systemic issues


21:34  What is the Possibility Project?


24:26  Heather’s self-empathy practices


26:11  Heather Hiscox’s Purposeful Empathy Story


30:07 Conclusion


CONNECT WITH HEATHER


Website: www.PauseForChange.com


Website: www.PossibilityProject.org


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-hiscox-1a61623a/


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