Empathy and the Inner Development Goals Ft. Daniel Hires Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn about the Inner Development Goals and their role in promoting human connection.  Daniel Hires is the Director of Partnerships & Communications for the Inner Development Goals, a non-profit organization founded by Ekskäret Foundation to make research and knowledge about inner development accessible. In this episode, he discusses the importance of focusing on connection over consumption, “calling in” over “calling out,” and the important role empathy plays in our inner ecology. 00:00 Introduction 00:26 About Daniel Hires 01:45 Daniel’s TED Talk about consumption versus connection 04:46 Major turning points which have led Daniel to his work 07:07 The practice of code-switching to communicate across boundaries 08:24 What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? 11:36 What are the Inner Development Goals (IDGs)? 17:11 The mission of the IDGs 20:45 How Daniel intentionally practices the IDGs 23:50 Broad impacts of the IDGs 27:02 The difference between “calling in" vs "calling out" 28:29 Empathy as one of the 23 skills and qualities of the IDGs 32:56 What is our "inner ecology" and why is it important? 35:33 Daniel Hires’ Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH DANIEL HIRES ✩Website: https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/  ✩IDG Summit Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6-zeAAFSXQ  ✩Charles Eisenstein’s The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible: https://tinyurl.com/TheMoreBeautifulWorld  ✩ Daniel Christian Wahl’s Designing Regenerative Cultures: https://tinyurl.com/RegenerativeCultures  CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected]   ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/   ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast Video edited by David Tsvariani