A framework to develop empathy Empathy on its own is a good start but not the end of the story for effective communication with people. There are three Elemen

A framework to develop empathy Empathy on its own is a good start but not the end of the story for effective communication with people. There are three Elements or Core conditions required: Empathy, Congruence, and Unconditional Positive Regard. Plus Feedback. to compliment the above three. I am thinking of the Johari window for feedback. To know ourselves is to know others not the other way round. Read: Carl Rogers, Petruska Clarkson, Irvin Yalom, Eric Berne, Jessica Benjamin, Martin Buber.