Tayo Rockson is a Nigerian who grew up in five countries and four continents. As the son of a diplomat, he always found himself in-between cultures and had to find different ways to fit in. Now, Tayo is a book author and former writer for publications like Forbes and Huffington Post, from sharing stories on stages at TEDx Talks or events held by the United Nations. He facilitates virtual talks and workshops as a consultant, strategist, and professor. His life experiences motivated him to be the cultural translator, storyteller, and activist he is today.

Tayo Rockson joins Andrew Jernigan and Allen Koski (The A Squad as Tayo phrased it)  in this episode of The New Nomad. They delved on why diversity is a good thing and how it encourages the search for novel information and perspectives. They discussed the concept of Tayo’s book Use Your Difference To Make A Difference. This episode also describes how biases can be a positive thing by creating a quick recollection and model of choice to respond to different circumstances. Three new nomads and one goal: to find commonalities in cultural diversity and make the best out of them.

[4:34] Caring encounters versus judgement encounters

[7:36] Learning culture through taxi drivers, barbers, and people living it

[13:95] Searching for commonalities in a world of differences

[21:08] Asking open ended questions and active listening

[25:16] Bias is NOT always bad

[29:03] Change starts with self-awareness

Tayo Rockson Links
Website: https://tayorockson.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TayoRockson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayorockson/


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