cultural intelligence
Enhancing Intercultural Awareness & Sensibility
Intercultural training equips participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to navigate a host culture. While full assimilation may not be achievable, participants can demonstrate understanding and interest, avoiding feelings of alienation. SEE IT! DO IT! FEEL IT!® innovates intercultural training by moving away from stereotyping and conflict-focused exercises. Instead, it provides a training and workshop setting that promotes emotional engagement at an individual level.
the four key capabilities of cultural intelligence
Cultural intelligence involves the desire and ability to communicate with individuals from different cultures and form healthy social, personal, and professional relationships across cultural boundaries. Psychologists have identified four central capabilities that contribute to cultural intelligence:
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DRIVE
The level of interest in other cultures and the desire to collaborate with a group of diverse people.
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KNOWLEDGE
Education-based understanding, including history, politics, religious practices, and geography.
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STRATEGY
Utilizing effective techniques and approaches in cross-cultural situations.
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ACTION
The ability to adapt and apply cultural intelligence in real-world intercultural interactions.
Developing cultural intelligence is an ongoing process that requires continuous self-improvement. SEE IT! DO IT! FEEL IT!® offers an engaging, gamified, and flexible framework that utilizes visual methods to facilitate work on cultural identity, cultural differences, and the development of the four central capabilities of cultural intelligence – in just a few hours.
empathy and sensitivity skills
SEE IT! DO IT! FEEL IT!® takes a unique and inclusive approach by creating intercultural scenarios that focus on cultivating skills of sensitivity and empathy. By immersing participants in simulated intercultural situations, the game supports the development of empathy and sensitivity skills. The flexibility of the concept allows for the integration of specific cultural knowledge, such as history, religious foundations, cultural norms, and various concepts and models.
Fostering empathy and sensitivity skills within diverse teams leads to improved communication, conflict resolution, trust-building, collaboration, reduced bias, innovation, higher morale, employee retention, effective leadership, and adaptability. It is a foundational element for creating a harmonious and high-performing work environment in which individuals from diverse backgrounds can thrive.
- active listening
- open-mindedness
- self-reflection
- trust-building skills
- leadership skills
- communication skills
- conflict resolution skills
- cultural intelligence
high performing team environment
Make a Difference
SEE IT! DO IT! FEEL IT!® offers a transformative intercultural training experience that enhances cultural intelligence, empathy, and sensitivity skills. Through its engaging and flexible approach, participants can develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of different cultures, fostering effective intercultural communication and collaboration. The concepts crafts distinctive intercultural scenarios with an inclusive and positive approach. Furthermore, it strategically targets sensitivity skills and encompasses essential aptitudes, including active listening, open-mindedness, self-reflection, cultural intelligence, and communication skills for understanding cultures and values.