I am a medical doctor trained in Bogotá, Colombia. During my studies, I never received any classes on herbalism or "alternative medicine". After graduation I got a job that allowed me to travel around Colombia. In places across the country we discussed different types of treatments...
Geert Hofstede started his research in the 1970s. His theory of cultural dimensions has become a dominant paradigm in the field. People around the world have followed in his footsteps. Those certified in Hofstede's dimensions, teachers, trainers and others duplicate his model. Other...
Anthony Kwame Appiah is an author everyone should read, not just one of his books, but all of them. They are beautifully written, sharp, poetic, charming, bright, personal, eye-opening and eloquent. He continues to amaze how sharp the human brain can be.
The Lies That Bind. Rethinking Identity...
This category introduces participant's cases that we discussed in workshops. The variety of issues people come across reflects the multitude of cross-cultural misunderstandings and how disrupting and dysfunctional they can be.
"We were at a local school in the countryside in Ethiopia for data...
My confrontation and deep immersion into Asian literature, philosophy, and art often made me wonder why so little of all that was known to the general public in the West. The history of literature I was taught at university in Europe only contained only Western literature. Art history contained...
This category introduces participant's cases we discussed in workshops. The variety of issues people come across reflects the multitude of cross-cultural misunderstandings and how disrupting and dysfunctional they can be.
"I thought everyone here greet each other with a kiss. I tried to kiss my...
This category introduces participant's cases we discussed in workshops. The variety of issues people come across reflects the multitude of cross-cultural misunderstandings and how disrupting and dysfunctional they can be.
"I went to visit a supplier to one of our main customers with whom we...
This category introduces participant's cases we discussed in workshops. The variety of issues people come across reflects the multitude of cross-cultural misunderstandings and how disrupting and dysfunctional they can be.
"In our project in Colombia we wanted to involve all different stakeholders...
This category introduces participant's cases we discussed in workshops. The variety of issues people come across reflects the multitude of cross-cultural misunderstandings and how disrupting and dysfunctional they can be.
"I flew from Germany to China for a meeting with my counterpart at an...
In this book I describe and apply the Cultural Quantum® Five Step Method to a variety of cases. It took me a long time to develop and fine-tune the method. My deep immersion into Asia pushed me in learning to look at the world around me beyond my the European frame of reference I was brought...
