Notable Living Contemporary Teachers

Place of Birth
Canton, Ohio, USA

Foundation of Teaching
Nonviolent Communication, Clinical Psychology, Peace, Compassion

Example of Teaching
“Empathy lies in our ability to be present without opinion.”

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Marshall Rosenberg

Dr. Marshall B. Rosenberg (1934 – 2015) was the founder and director of educational services for The Center for Nonviolent Communication.

Growing up in an inner–city Detroit neighborhood Dr. Marshall Rosenberg was confronted daily with various forms of violence. Wanting to explore the causes of violence and what could be done to reduce violence, he chose to study clinical psychology and received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wisconsin in 1961. In 1966 he was awarded diplomat status in clinical psychology from the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology.

Nonviolent Communication training evolved from Dr. Rosenberg’s quest to find a way of rapidly disseminating much needed peacemaking skills. The Center for Nonviolent Communication emerged out of work he was doing with civil rights activists in the early 1960’s. During this period he also mediated between rioting students and college administrators and worked to peacefully desegregate public schools in long-segregated regions.

Since the inception of the Center, the response to Nonviolent Communication training has been extremely positive. It is seen as a powerful tool for peacefully resolving differences at personal, professional, and political levels. Dr. Rosenberg has provided Nonviolent Communication training in 60 countries; Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldavia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Puerto Rico, Russia, Rwanda, Scotland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Yugoslavia. Marshall worked with such groups as educators, managers, mental health and health care providers, lawyers, military officers, prisoners, police and prison officials, clergy, government officials, and individual families. He was also active in war-torn areas and economically disadvantaged countries, offering Nonviolent Communication training to promote reconciliation and peaceful resolution of differences.

Dr. Rosenberg was able to teach individuals to give the training in their own community, work, educational, and political environments, and in their own languages, with the same positive effects.

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Quotes

  1. “Always hear the ‘Yes’ in the ‘No’.”
  2. “Never do anything that isn’t play.”
  3. “Avoid ‘shoulding’ on others and yourself!”
  4. “Ask before offering advice or reassurance.”
  5. “Intellectual understanding blocks empathy.”
  6. “Use anger as a wake-up call to unmet needs.”
  7. “We need to receive empathy to give empathy.”
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