Openmindedness and Empathy

  Step 1: Listen to and take notes on the Intercultural Competence Lecture. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXFFi0KdWbI ) Step 2: Listen to and take notes on the RSA Animate The Power of Outrospection video. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG46IwVfSu8 ) Step 3: Listen to and take notes on the npr.org article Belief In Climate Change Hinges on Worldview at: Link (Links to an external site.) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124008307 Step 4: One of our goals this quarter is to become competent in intercultural communication and practice being more open-minded (as opposed to dogmatic or closed-minded) as well as empathic. In at 200-300 word post, respond to the following 2 questions: Question 1: How, specifically do you practice open-mindedness? Please provide one specific suggestion as to how you can promote open-mindedness in an intercultural setting. Question 2: How, specifically do you practice perspective-taking or empathy? Please provide specific suggestions as to how you can become more empathic in an intercultural setting. In your response, please illustrate how your suggestions would work using a real-life example or scenario.