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The Connection between Creativity and Intercultural Competence

If I were to ask you what it takes to be effective across cultures, what comes to mind? If you are anything like me, then you have probably started to rattle off some of the classics: self-awareness,...

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“Belief Holding” as an Intercultural Competence – Religious less motivated by...

Frequently and for many years I have cited Milton Rokeach’s The Open and Closed Mind when people ask me about intercultural competence. In this book he talks about the importance of holding beliefs...

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“Interculturalidad”– View on Interculturalism from Latin America

During my recent and incredibly learning- and success-filled trip to Colombia, a client asked me to do a short presentation on the state of intercultural competence in Latin America. Such a small...

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Intercultural Work—Stuck in its own past? (#1 in a series)

Despite a tide swell in intercultural communication and worldwide immersion in social media, the current field of intercultural communication itself seems static. This blog post articulates five ways...

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Culture’s Dynamic… What Are You Listening? (#2 in a series)

If how we talk about culture, as I mentioned in the last post, appears too static, it is not because culture itself is static. Its dynamism penetrates every corner of life. Why this paradox? Why? We...

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I am a creator and destroyer of worlds – and so are you! (#3 in a series)

How We Construct Culture and Reality In my previous posts (#1 in the series, #2 in the series), I stressed how important it is for us to develop a dynamic rather than a static view of culture. Today we...

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Culture’s Flow (#4 in a series)

In the first three posts ( (#1 in the series, #2 in the series, #3 in the series), I have been hinting at a metaphor for culture that I will explicitly discuss in this post. Let me introduce it with a...

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If the medium is the message, what is the cultural message of a new medium?

This is the fifth in a series (#1, #2, #3, #4 are here.) If, as we have been discussing, the new media, and in particularly social networks, have been delivering such an enormous quantity of...

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Using Social Media to Rebrand Culture

This is the sixth in a series. (#1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 are here.) Stories can be made to say what we want them to say. I went shopping this evening and, at the checkout, the cashier, seeing the bandage...

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Research Findings: The Value of Intercultural Skills in the Workplace

Culture at Work: The value of intercultural skills in the workplace —A survey conducted by the British Council, Booz Allen Hamilton and Ipsos Public Affairs, of HR managers at 367 large employers in...

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El valor de las habilidades interculturales en el trabajo

Video sobre los resultados de un estudio realizado por The British Council, Booz Allen Hamilton e IPSOS Relaciones Públicas, basados en los aportes de un grupo de Gerentes de Recursos Humanos de 367...

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Dr. Carlos Cortés on Multicultural Identity

Many of you have probably heard of Young SIETAR, one of the most vibrant groups in our professional association. If not, you should—they are a terrific organization of not necessarily young...

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How are You Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month ?

(or do you even know it is happening now?) September 15th to October 15th is National Hispanic Heritage Month in the USA. I’ve always been interested in the application of intercultural communication...

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Developmental Intercultural Competence Using Cultural Detective Online

Are you doing your best to develop cross-cultural effectiveness in your organization, and want better results? Quicker results? Longer lasting results? Or, maybe even just results—heightened...

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New Brain Study Illustrates Gender Differences

“At any given moment, a woman is likely to be using her whole brain while a man is using half of his. Men are more likely to be right-brained (more intuitive) or left-brained (more logical) than...

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Another International Research Paper Supports the Cultural Detective Approach

Bertelsmann Stiftung and Fondazione Cariplo Study* Many of you ask us how you can make the case for and roll out a strategy for developing intercultural competence in your organizations and...

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Lack of Diversity Correlates with Religious Hostility

Quick! What is the most religiously diverse area of the world? Not the Middle East—it’s primarily Muslim, and not Latin America—it’s primarily Christian. It is, of course, the Asia Pacific region, home...

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Are You Nice???

This is a guest blog post by Carrie Cameron, co-author of Cultural Detective Russia. – Take the following quiz: Someone surprises you with a beautifully wrapped gift. You’re so appreciative! You… Tear...

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4 Methods of Learning Culture

“…the things we take for granted can trip us up and cause untold discomfort and frequently anger.” Edward Hall (“How Cultures Collide,” Psychology Today, July, 1976.) It is generally acknowledged that...

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Culture and Memory are Biological: New Research

People raised in some cultures learn that memory transcends generations, that it is passed on to our descendants—carried on a cellular level. I’ve always intuitively felt this was true and wise, even...

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