Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Crossing Cultures

Working with people from around the world is remarkable. The nuances of meaning that shift across cultures requires an openness of mind and flexibility that we often underestimate or take for granted.

How do you build shared understanding across differences of language, religion, orientation, age, etc?

For me it's a constant desire to create shared meaning, checking things out, recapping what we're learning, and asking good questions. When we create shared understanding in a multicultural, multidimensional team, it is awesome!