Empathy vs. Sympathy

Author: Dr Brené Brown for RSA
Date Uploaded: May 8th 2020
Updated: January 17th 2025
Themes:   Empathy
10 Keys :   Build on Everyone's Strengths
Content Level:   Light
Resource Type:   Video
Community building requires empathy. Empathy allows us to feel another’s pain and vulnerability, it can fuel us to action to right a wrong, fix an injustice or support an individual. This video helps uncover the difference between action oriented empathy and the more passive sympathy.
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