What’s it like to work as an intercultural specialist? Joseph and Yvonne share their experience doing intercultural work in NGOs, business, government, and education. They talk about how they got started, the origins of this this field, and where it’s headed. They discuss the promise of brain and mind sciences to bring fresh ideas and deeper insights.

When we cross borders or live between different cultural worlds, we discover new parts of the self and learn to see the world in new ways ways. In Episode 1, host Joseph Shaules introduces the themes of this podcast. It will explore the psychological impact of intercultural experiences, informed by the sciences of brain, culture and mind. This podcast is inspired by the work of Edward T. Hall, who believed that deep forms of intercultural understanding are harder than they might seem, that intercultural experiences can be transformational, and who wouldn’t be surprised by the level of conflict and misunderstanding in our 21st century “global village”.