1.     Cultural awareness – the iceberg

2.     Hall and Kluckhohn’s model 

3.     DIE Method 

4.     The balloon factory simulation training activity

5.     Making interview to know more about classmate’s culture

6.     Hofstede ‘s 6 dimensions of culture

7.     Trompenaars’ 7 dimensions and cultural reconciliation

8.     The practice of cultural identity – personal identity

9.     Thomas Kilman’ s conflict – the individual questionnaire profile

10.  The practice of non-violent communication

Topics that I found helpful in my training on intercultural management:

I think the DIE Method was really helpful not only for me but also for my friends to get to know each other. Since my classmates are not English-native speakers and neither am I, sometimes we might misunderstand each other and it made me feel uncomfortable in some circumstances. When I applied the DIE method, I could evaluate from my own perspective and then check again with my friends easily without hurting someone by words.

The Trompennars’ 7 dimensions mentions some insights into the culture in which I think it is true and correct for most nationalities. As I want to work in a multinational environment, these dimensions gave me a wider look onto the culture and customs of people’s countries. Hence, I can adapt properly and make use of them wisely.

Indeed, I think this practice is good to help everybody release their internally disposable tension with stressful situation. It is like a self-reflection form with questions to review oneself. Through the circle of life i can understand more about how people feel and behave. With the words’ list, it helps me to know some words I could use to describe my feeling better, not in an aggressive way but with neutral tone. Personally, i believe this practice will help me reduce unnecessary stress to perform better, especially in the future I could promote in a higher position.

 

This section for me is more than a look back to my cultural background to explain for our belief as well as our behaviours. However, since it is like a look-back session, I do not find it useful for me in intercultural environment. It might be useful when I explain it and have the chance to express it with more workshops or cross-cultural activities instead of doing as an assignment. At last, not many people could read and gain knowledge from other people.

Actually maybe because of the roles in the simulation made me feel uncomfortable or learned much from it. Moreover, the purpose of the simulation is to apply DIE method but indeed everyone apparently did not actually apply it. Through the activity, I did not learn much from it.