In "Necessary edges: Arts, empathy and Education," Yo-yo Ma discusses the role of the arts in inspiring empathy and maintaining balanced thinking. In "crafting Resistance," Otto Von Busch explores how crafts can be used as a means of social activism and resistance. How do the ideas and concepts expressed in these authors' works illuminate the ways in which art can be utilized as a mechanism and/or driving force for inspiring and implementing meaningful change--on both the individual and sociocultural levels? In other words, what arguments do Yo-yo ma and Otto von Busch put forth regarding the benefits and utilities of art, and how do their arguments inform each other?

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