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"People who can construct finely grained emotional experiences have advantages beyond the expected social ones. They tend to be healthier with fewer doctor visits, less medication, and shorter stays in the hospital." nautil.us/issue/51/limit…

Being a member of a group and behaving as a member of a group have psychological consequences. There are consequences even when the other members are not immediately present. ~ Muzafer Sherif

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Looking for something worthwhile to do in your home? This free course comes highly recommended ➤ The Science of Well-Being coursera.org/learn/the-scie…

Research tells us that stress inhibits our intercultural competence capacity. Psychological safety is the antidote. Check out advice from Dr. Nicole A. Tetreault on how to nurture psychological safety during this uncertain time nicoletetreault.com/single-post/20… #increaseWE #NameItUntilYouTameIt

How does diversity in intercultural development impact the world? Here's a great case from local US state politics (investigated by Emmanuel Dzotsi): gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-al…

Absolutist thinking, dichotomous thinking constrain our ability to address challenges with a wide range of possible solutions. Our task to nurture curiosity and empathy. #increaseWE aeon.co/ideas/the-dang…

Internationalizing higher ed. can facilitate intercultural competence but it is not a certainty. Purposefully developmental curriculum is needed. #increaseIC universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

A nice read on how the culture-general framework of individualism can be perceived through the lens of collectivism. Abeba Birhane grounds her essay in the Ubuntu concept of 'ena'. Perhaps there's some commonality with the Japanese concept of 'amae'. aeon.co/ideas/descarte…

Tomorrow morning, Akiko will be speaking at the ACTO conference addressing two questions: 1. Why should intercultural competence be a coaching core competency? 2. What is the “gap” between intercultural awareness and intercultural practice? actoonline.org/intercultural-… #increaseWE

We are honored to have our Principal, Akiko, be invited to give a keynote lecture this year at the Rits Super Global Forum. Akiko's lecture will be entitled: "Playing A Role In Creating The World You Want To Live In: Using The Lens of DEI" fkc.ritsumei.ac.jp/fkc/rsgf/index…

This is the base - the foundation for learning how to build an equitable, inclusive society. Can we begin with seeing both ourselves and others as having unconditional self-worth? ideas.ted.com/how-to-cultiva…

It's a scratch at the surface but still a good read. theconversation.com/how-knowledge-…

Could be procrastination, but you could also think about it as being more polychronic, less future-oriented, and more relationship over task focus. bbc.com/worklife/artic…

Akiko will be presenting at 東北大学グローバルラーニングセンター to students and staff later this month. The topic will be the intersection of BLM and intercultural development. Looking forward to a great discussion! insc.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/appli…

We're pleased to announce the third Intercultural Institute for Master Coaches (IIMC) May 6-8, 2021. IIMC is an advanced education program for masterful coaches, to add intercultural competence to their list of coaching strengths. Register now. interculturalist.com/shop/intercult…

Intercultural competence is a critical coaching competency. If you're a coach looking for a professional development opportunity to become more effective across diversity, this is for you. Register now. interculturalist.com/iimc2021