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As interculturalists, is it time to look beyond nations for a deeper understanding?
Brief summary: When it comes to understanding culture, national cultures are often the de facto option to highlight difference. But in today’s ever-evolving and globalised world, what can we gain by looking beyond nations – and what other avenues could we explore to...
Understanding Unconscious Bias – Insights from Neuroscience
Understanding Unconscious Bias - Insights from Neuroscience by Eithne Knappitsch Understanding the nature of unconscious bias, its implications and how to reduce or correct it, is becoming an increasingly popular part of corporate training. What is unconscious...
The subtle and powerful influence of culture
The subtle and powerful influence of culture - The different leadership responses in the United States and Spain during the pandemic. by Carla Cabrera Cuadrado Culture plays a very important role in defining a person’s identity, but it is also a determinant...
The Golden Rule vs the Platinum Rule – The trap of projecting similarity
The Golden Rule vs the Platinum Rule - The trap of projecting similarity by David Trickey In a recent poll on LinkedIn, I asked if people agreed with the following statement: We should treat others as we ourselves would like to be treated Known as the Golden...
54Lights: Africa out of the Shadows
54Lights Africa out of the Shadows To understand language is to understand thought. By Kondwani Mwase A seemingly inescapable shadow looms over conversations about Africa. This shadow infiltrates, informs, and influences our views of the continent and its people. It...
From dressing up a child to building up a strong person
From dressing up a child to building up a strong person by Mai Nguyen-Phuong-Mai Don’t you think like I do? “Great pic, flying in the face of stereotypes: A little girl in blue, unisex clothes, and (gasp) aliens print of some sort. Who needs prin cess and...
Bicultural Creativity
Bicultural Creativity A Syrian fashion designer in Munich, Germany by Christoph Barmeyer & Sina Grosskopf Creativity arises through the combination of existing knowledge or through the transfer of knowledge from one field to another. This new configuration...