zamus: support // Raum für Empathie

Workshop with Sonja Nowakowski at zamus: Center for Early Music Cologne

Our everyday language in private as well as in professional life is permeated by moral condemnations and judgments. "My boss is so manipulative" or "My partner is selfish", expressing these evaluations and thoughts to the other person rarely leads to an understanding and cooperative interaction. Nonviolent Communication (NVC) aims to make communication more peaceful between colleagues, partners, employees, parents, children, and people in general in all areas of life together, using language that comes from the heart and is not based on judgment. It is about replacing moral judgments by communicating value judgments. Rather than saying, "You're so inconsiderate," say, "I'm frustrated and it's important to me that I'm included." The point is not to avoid conflict or not to bring up "hot topics," but to find a way of expression that allows both parties to understand each other and perhaps find a consensual solution. The connection, the flow of communication, which is necessary in the exchange of information and in the peaceful resolution of conflicts, is the goal. The focus is on values and needs that all people have in common. It is about learning the language that includes ownership. Language use that leads to rejection or devaluation is transformed.

Nonviolent communication assumes that the most satisfying motivation for action is to enrich one's own life and the lives of others, and to do so voluntarily rather than out of fear, guilt, or shame. Special importance is given to taking responsibility - for decisions made as well as improving the quality of relationships as a primary goal. (Source: https://raum-fuer-empathie.de/gewaltfreie-kommunikation)

Note: We ask for a binding registration until 03.11.2023. If the number of participants is too low, the workshop can unfortunately not be held.

Registration by mail to: louis.boehm@zamus.de
Registration by phone: +49 221 9874 38 21

Participation is free of charge for zamus members.