30 Days of Empathy | Observing Without Judgment | Design Thinking
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Waking to Our Judging Mind
In the practice of OBSERVATION, we are taking on the perspective of a video camera. What does the camera see and hear? The camera does not judge the situation it simply records it. What is the exact scene and the exact audio that the camera would capture of your situation?
It is our habitual patterns of thinking and our use of language that distances us from each other. Judging, Blaming, Diagnosing, Denial, Evaluating, Criticizing, Comparing, Analyzing, Interpreting, and Demanding are a just a few of the thinking/language patterns that exacerbate conflict or create distance rather than connection.
Our first practice of observation will be waking to our judging mind. For this, you’ll need an easy on and off bracelet (those rubber charity bands work great.) You’ll start the day with the bracelet on your non-dominant hand and each time you catch yourself in a negative judgment of any kind (this includes self-judgment), you’ll switch the bracelet to the other side. When you catch yourself again, you’ll switch it again and so on. Try to keep count of how many times you have to switch the bracelet in a day. The key to beginning awareness is to slow down and pause. If we plow through the day and interactions, as usual, we will miss the opportunity for growing awareness. Instead of habitual, automatic, thoughts, and reactions, our words can become conscious responses born from an embodied, heart-centered awareness.
Once we are tuned in to the frequency and situations that our judgments occur, we can dig beneath to the discomfort that we are feeling. Judging thoughts are often a clear sign that we are having uncomfortable feelings that are pointing toward unmet needs. What is the feeling beneath the judging thought? Where is it in your body? What are the thoughts associated with the judgment? Refer to the universal lists of feelings and needs as needed through this practice.
Download the “feelings and needs” handout here:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53dbb71de4b0853b6eff2402/t/5f1323e3e2fd42124accc386/1595089891841/feelings_needs_handout.pdf
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In the practice of OBSERVATION, we are taking on the perspective of a video camera. What does the camera see and hear? The camera does not judge the situation it simply records it. What is the exact scene and the exact audio that the camera would capture of your situation?
It is our habitual patterns of thinking and our use of language that distances us from each other. Judging, Blaming, Diagnosing, Denial, Evaluating, Criticizing, Comparing, Analyzing, Interpreting, and Demanding are a just a few of the thinking/language patterns that exacerbate conflict or create distance rather than connection.
Our first practice of observation will be waking to our judging mind. For this, you’ll need an easy on and off bracelet (those rubber charity bands work great.) You’ll start the day with the bracelet on your non-dominant hand and each time you catch yourself in a negative judgment of any kind (this includes self-judgment), you’ll switch the bracelet to the other side. When you catch yourself again, you’ll switch it again and so on. Try to keep count of how many times you have to switch the bracelet in a day. The key to beginning awareness is to slow down and pause. If we plow through the day and interactions, as usual, we will miss the opportunity for growing awareness. Instead of habitual, automatic, thoughts, and reactions, our words can become conscious responses born from an embodied, heart-centered awareness.
Once we are tuned in to the frequency and situations that our judgments occur, we can dig beneath to the discomfort that we are feeling. Judging thoughts are often a clear sign that we are having uncomfortable feelings that are pointing toward unmet needs. What is the feeling beneath the judging thought? Where is it in your body? What are the thoughts associated with the judgment? Refer to the universal lists of feelings and needs as needed through this practice.
Download the “feelings and needs” handout here:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53dbb71de4b0853b6eff2402/t/5f1323e3e2fd42124accc386/1595089891841/feelings_needs_handout.pdf
Rocket Boost Your Problem-Solving Process
Are you ready to transform how your team approaches challenges and creates solutions? Introducing the Design Thinking Dashboard – your all-in-one toolkit for implementing powerful, proven innovation techniques.
https://mindfulmarks.com/dtdashboard