The two articles I chose were: The Surprising (Nontechnical) Skill You Need to Succeed in Tech by The Muse and Why Aren’t We More Compassionate TED Talk by Daniel Goleman.
I think we are talking about empathy at Turing because there is a huge emphasis on the matter built into the foundations of the culture here. The reasons for this being that Turing’s goal is to train a diverse student body to succeed in high fulfillment technical careers. The only way to achieve a diverse base in any field or avenue, you have to display empathy. As this does have a large impact at Turing, I think it is applicable to the workforce as well. In order to properly convey a message or a task you have to put your feet into someone else's shoes (ie. the consumer rather than the developer). This strategy will result in the most positively received site with the greatest level of success in whatever it’s mission may be. Developing the skill of empathy is something that takes a concentrated effort. In the article from The Muse, they discussed two very important topics that lead to the accomplishment of this goal. Firstly they discussed self-awareness and also the art of active listening. In the TED talk by Daniel Goleman, he discussed noticing the “elephant in the room” and being aware of the challenges we face as a society in order to start the reparation process. I believe these three skills promote the development of empathy and are tangible skills that can be practiced daily. The reason why these things are important are because it’s impossible to forge a better future without understanding the needs of others, this planet and ourselves.