Cultural Acumen

17/05/2015

This is the current cohort in the Regional Talent Program for a European client of intercultures (Berlin, Germany) that Cultural Acumen is co-facilitating with Sreemathi Ramnath. This Module took place in China. Module 1 was held in Malaysia, in August 2014 and Module 3 is scheduled for November 2015 in India. Each module is 3.5 days, which represents an impressive commitment of resources on the part of the client company in the development of its talent pool in the region.

12/08/2014

All the new Coffs Coast Social Entrepreneurs on graduation night, 8 August 2014. Photo courtesy of SSE Australia.

09/08/2014

Global Interface Managing Director Karen Huchendorf has successfully completed the School for Social Entrepreneurs' Coffs Coast Social Change 101 Program 2014 with the project "Cultural Acumen: Changing the way Australia tackles racism, one community at a time". www.sse.org.au

The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) Australia runs learning programs for entrepreneurial individuals who have an idea or start–up social enterprise.

27/03/2014

Global Interface Pty Ltd and Social Enterprise: Developing Our "Local Interface"

Global Interface Managing Director Karen Huchendorf has been selected as a participant in the School for Social Entrepreneurs Coffs Coast Social Change 101.

The School for Social Entrepreneurs was founded in 1997 by Michael Young. Its mission is to address inequalities and social exclusion by supporting social entrepreneurs from all backgrounds to transform their talent into real social outcomes, in the form of sustainable solutions to poverty and disadvantage in communities. It does this through the use of action-learning based programmes of personal and organisational development.

SSE supports individuals to realise their potential and to establish, scale and sustain, social enterprises and social businesses across the UK, Australia and Canada.

- See more at: http://www.the-sse.org/about-us .9TbmaYyE.dpuf For information about this program, see http://www.the-sse.org/schools/24/australia/277/coffs-coast-social-change-101.

All about the School for Social Entrepreneurs

27/03/2014

SIETAR-USA has launched The Living Code of Ethical Behaviour, which was offered for the first time at the national conference in Arlington, VA, in November of 2013 to all SIETAR-USA members. As an aid to our work in the intercultural field, it takes into account the interests of the public and of those we serve as clients. Members of SIETAR-Signatories to The Code carry the designation "Ethical Interculturalist". This development heralds an important milestone in the professionalisation of the intercultural field. The LIVING CODE includes not only many of the aspects of ethical codes of related fields; it also has elements unique to our field, elements that we believe reflect the unique nature of our profession as interculturalist. We also believe this ethical code improves the standing of our field in the eyes of our clients, prospective employers, and other professionals.

For details, including a link to The Code, you can paste the following in your browser:
http://www.sietarusa.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1650547

05/12/2013

22/10/2013

"Korea: the Asian Tiger" - another interesting topic....

Hosted by: AIIA NSW, The Walkley Foundation & the Australia-Korea Foundation
The event will start on: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 6:00 PM
And will end on: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 8:00 PM
At The Glover Cottages, Sydney
124 Kent Street , Sydney NSW
http://www.aiia.asn.au/nsw-events

The Australian Institute of International Affairs provides a forum for debate by arranging lectures, seminars and workshops. These range from intimate discussions to large public fora. Each year the AIIA hosts up to 200 of these events between the 7 branches.

20/10/2013

Check out this year's Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (USA) Conference in Arlington, VA, 6-9 November. The 2013 theme is "Exploring Intercultural Boundaries". I'm co-presenting the concurrent session "Passion: A Renewable Resource for Cultivating Creativity, Inspiration and Innovation" with Shannon Murphy-Robinson. http://www.cfgu.com

The Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR-USA) is an organization that brings together people from many different backgrounds to explore how culture plays a role in their work and daily life. The annual conference provides an opportunity for these individuals to learn fr...

13/10/2013

Here is the link to the Sydney Facilitator's Network and a description of the joint meeting with the Sydney Development Circle (see October 8 post)

The Facilitators Network was established in 1992 by Richard and Maria Maguire. The network is a self-organising Community of Practice with more than 700 subscribers and is run by a small core group. There is no formal membership – everyone is welcome. There is a closed email list from which we send…

11/10/2013

This is wonderful news from Yai, along with hearing from Dianne Jacobus that Yai is attending law school at Griffith University!

08/10/2013

Global Interface will be presenting this month at a joint meeting on 14 October of the Sydney Development Circle and The Facilitator's Network. Topic: "Exploring Personal Strategies for Navigating Diverse Cultures"

The Sydney Development Circle (SDC) is a networking and knowledge sharing platform open to anyone int

29/06/2013

This year's interview was with a former refugee from Afghanistan for the Rotary Club Coffs Harbour Daybreak