When Integration Backfires
Aycan stood in the schoolyard, his smile a shield against today. He’d thought he’d have at least[…]
Class As Culture
The Pursuit of HappynessLes MiserablesGood Will HuntingMy Fair Lady Every John Hughes movieParasiteNomadlandTriangle of SadnessCrazy Rich AsiansWuthering[…]
Structured Sociability For Stronger Innovation
“If you look at history, innovation doesn’t come just from giving people incentives; it comes from creating[…]
Individually Sensitive or Culture Blind?
I was recently culturally profiled. During the mingling portion of a business event, a fellow attendee found[…]
Silence! And Why It Might Not Be Golden
When my then-boyfriend proposed, I didn’t get the message. He asked, “Do you want to marry me?”[…]
How Much Swedish Do I Need To Belong?
“When my father moved to this country, he learned English, because he was in America and in[…]
What Is Culture Actually?
Another client consultation, another time I hear myself saying, “I always like to start by defining culture,[…]
12 Steps to (Maybe) Make Good Friends
To conclude the theme of friendship, we focus on what we can actually do to make friends[…]
Needing Friends In Other Cultures
What does friendship mean in your culture? How do you recognize that someone is your friend? I[…]
