Module 1: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
1.4 Perspective-Taking – Article 2
Perspective-Taking
This article explains the concept of perspective-taking and provides strategies to help us develop these skills. Read the article, Seven Ways to Assess Your Perspective Taking.
Fundamental Attribution Error, Empathy and Perspective-Taking
After you read the article linked above, consider these questions:
- What is fundamental attribution error and how does it work?
- What is empathy and how does it differ from perspective-taking?
assess yourself
Next take the informal inventory, included in the article, to reflect on your perspective-taking skill. How often do you consider other’s perspectives?
Which of these steps, included in the article, are you willing to take to develop the skill of perspective-taking?
- Curate a more diverse social media feed.
- Use Bezo’s ’empty-chair strategy’ at important meetings to represent a perspective that won’t likely be present by the individuals in the meeting.
- When discussing a challenging issue with someone, see if each of you can articulate the other person’s perspective.
- “Argue like you’re right. Listen like you’re wrong.” (Livermore, 2018).
References
Livermore, D. (2018, March 12). Seven ways to assess your perspective taking. Management-Issues.com. https://www.management-issues.com/opinion/7303/seven-ways-to-assess-your-perspective-taking/
