Foreword
The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi
Acknowledgements
Preface
Elif M. Gokcigdem
Introduction
Zorana Ivcevic
Part I
The Object of Our Empathy: How Do We Perceive the Other?
Chapter 1: The Heart
The Heart's Knowledge Will Never Decay
Dario Robleto
Chapter 2: The Brain
Living Narratives: Neurobiology of Empathy
Erik Jahner
Chapter 3: Conscious Experience
Empathic Space and Shared Consciousness: Museums and the Application of the Spread Mind Theory
Riccardo Manzotti
Chapter 4: The Worldview
Empathy, Narcissism, and Visual Arts Engagement
Sara Konrath
Chapter 5: Augmented Reality
Augmenting Empathy and Decolonizing AR/VR Mediums: How Do We Reimagine Augmented and Virtual Reality Experiences?
Amir Baradaran and Isolde Brielmaier
Part II
The Alchemy of Empathy: Ingredients of Transformative Perspective Change
Chapter 6: Intentionality
Discovering the Power of Art in Forging Empathic Connections
Jon Carfagno
Chapter 7: Intersectionality
Building Transformative Empathetic Experiences to Talk About RACE
Yolanda Moses and Joanne Jones-Rizzi
Chapter 8: Curiosity
Social Inquiry Exhibits: Fostering Social Learning in Museums
Thomas Rockwell, Joshua Gutwill, Heike Winterheld, and Shawn Lani
Chapter 9: Play
Building a Culture for Kindness Through Collaborative Design
Lisa Brahms and Anne Fullenkamp
Chapter 10: Vulnerability
From I to Thou: Transformation Through Traumatic Events
Andreas Heinecke
Chapter 11: Contemplation & Nuance
Found in Translation
Mohamed Zakariya
Chapter 12: Proximity
Designing for Place and People at the Border of Freedom: Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center
Seth Frankel
Chapter 13: Storytelling
Empathy in Environmental Communications: Why People Matter for Saving Nature
Anastasia Khoo, Jamey Anderson, and Conservation International
Chapter 14: Synchronicity
Tap Dancing Towards Empathic Communities
Andrew Nemr
Chapter 15: Awe & Wonder
Designing for Wonder: Losing Your Self at the Museum
Nicholas Bell
Chapter 16: Collective Journeying
Religious Pilgrimage and Sacred Relics as Empathy-Builders
Ari Gordon and Menachem Wecker
Chapter 17: Breaking Bread
Breaking Bread and Building Bridges: Repairing Ruptures in Our Communities
Reverend Jennifer Bailey, Lennon Flowers, Emily May, and The People's Supper
Chapter 18: Optimism & Hope
Optimism to Action: One Smithsonian, the Conservation Commons and the Earth Optimism Initiative
Catherine Christen
Part III
The Scope and the Spectrum of Empathy: Empathy as a Cross-Industrial Shared Value, and Its Potential for People and the Planet
Chapter 19: Ethics & Values
Modeling Decency, Sir!
Elaine Heumann Gurian
Chapter 20: Our Planet & the Environment
The Anthropocene as Our Conscience
Emlyn Koster
Chapter 21: Education & Entrepreneurship
Educating for Empathy: Global Lessons from Schools and Social Entrepreneurs
Dana Mekler
Chapter 22: Innovation & Design
Designing Empathy into Machines: Lessons Learned from Designing Interactions for Autonomous Vehicles
Kursat Ozenc
Chapter 23: Societal Progress
Museums as Incubators of Innovation and Social Impact
Karleen Gardner
