Roman Krznaric is on the faculty of The School of Life in London, where he is the resident Expert on Empathy.

A former sociologist, his personal empathy experiments have included working as a gardener at an Oxford college and living with peasant farmers in the Guatemalan jungle. He is the author of The First Beautiful Game and Work and the Art of Living, and with Theodore Zeldin edited Guide to an Unknown University. His new book, Empathy, will be published by Acumen later this year.

Empathy and the Revolution of Human Relationships

What are the benefits of looking at the world from the perspective of others? How can we develop deeper empathy with family, friends and strangers?
In this innovative talk and workshop, art of living expert Roman Krznaric explains why developing empathy - that is, making the imaginative leap of being able to look through the eyes of other people - is the ultimate art form for the 21st century and a new age of Outrospection. Mahatma Gandhi, Barack Obama and other great empathetic adventurers will be amongst your guides

Beyond the Cult of Self Help

Popular philosopher Mark Vernon and art of living expert Roman Krznaric join forces to take you on an unexpected and inspiring journey of self-discovery. In this participatory workshop you will find out why traditional self-help has become too narrow and individualistic, a form of cost-benefit analysis in which we treat those around us as service providers in the commerce of a self-centred life. Instead, Vernon and Krznaric argue that if we wish to live wisely and well we need to find new ways of expanding our concern and curiosity about the lives of others and to become more adventurous in our approaches to love, friendship and work.