Cultural differences are everywhere. Understanding these differences is now a basic life skill for all of us, not just for missionaries or world travelers. This book offers a brief, critical overview ...

Empathy is a vital tool to communicate, collaborate and create with colleagues or customers from other cultures by overcoming cross-cultural barriers. Empathy—understanding how others feel—is ...

We all admire wise people, don’t we? Whether it’s a thoughtful teacher, a compassionate doctor, or an elder in the community, we recognise wisdom when we see it. But have you ever thought about how ...

Jonathan Malveaux (CEO of Grand Alliance) is a founder and investor with decades of leadership across finance, wellness and global business. In today’s global economy, a company’s next major ...

Researchers from HSE University have found that people from different cultures evaluate other people’s creativity differently. Russians tend to believe that the more unusual a drawing is, the more ...

Fashion companies are increasingly being taken to task for selling expensive versions of traditional Indigenous dress. Gucci’s kaftans came with a US$3,500 price tag, which is far more than the $10 ...

When a diverse couple walks into your office, they bring with them a rich tapestry of cultures, traditions, and unique perspectives. Their worldviews, family rituals, communication styles, and ...

This week on Polygon, we’re looking at how cultural differences affect media in a special issue called Culture Shock. From text localization to character design, religious considerations to censorship ...

Building upon the integrated culture framework we presented in “The Leader’s Guide to Corporate Culture” (written with our collaborators Jeremiah Lee and Jesse Price), we launched an online assessment ...

In today's world, telecommunications and global connectivity have witnessed an unprecedented increase, making intercultural communication an unavoidable reality. A concerning aspect of such ...

Large cross-cultural studies of human psychology—attempts to document our geographically varying ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving around the world—are becoming more common. Also becoming more ...