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/
CONNECT WITH ANITA
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