In this Episode of Culture Flow, we are talking about Organisational culture, in other words, the culture within organisations. This includes companies, businesses, foundations, public and private services, etc. 

We will look at the definition of organisational culture, explore some of the dimensions and explore the risks linked to it. 

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Hi Everyone,

Welcome to Episode 12 of Culture Flow!

In this episode, we are talking about Intercultural Communication.

When looking at interactions between people from different cultures, one of the most important aspects that needs to be explored is Intercultural communication.

Due to the complexity of cultures and how they manifest, communication between people of different cultures can lead to misunderstandings and frustrations, or even conflicts which could all be avoided with some Intercultural training.

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Welcome to Episode 11 of Culture Flow.

When approaching differences in culture, one of the crucial elements to be aware of is how different cultures relate to time. I'm sure some of you have experienced the misunderstanding and sometimes frustrations that can result from these differences.

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Welcome to episode 10, I am very excited to be on episode 10, it feels like a milestone.

For this episode, I thought it was a good opportunity to hit the reset button. In episode 1 of Culture Flow, which you can go Listen to if you haven't already, we talked about definitions of culture and what we would be discussing in the Podcast. On this episode, we are going to dive deeper into what Interculturality is and why we need to develop intercultural skills now more than ever.

In this episode we welcome back our amazing guest from episode 2 of Culture Flow, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Anna Rothery.

Anna Rothery is the first Black Lord Mayor of Liverpool, and was the first Liverpool Councillor to address the UN in Geneva in 2012 (and not 2022 as was mistakingly said in the conversation). Once again, she is making history, by being the very first Lord Mayor of Liverpool to serve two successive terms.

In this conversation, we dived into Liverpool City's response to the pandemic and the antiracism protests, as well as the specific actions and programmes that have been put in place in order to tackle issues of discrimination and racism, which seem more pressing than ever.

This is a video episode, which is a first for Culture Flow, so please bear with us and show understanding for the perfect imperfections :)

Link to the video in Bio:

https://vimeo.com/439617828

On this episode, I am joined by Akin Thomas, Black Husband, Black Father and Black CEO of AKD Solutions, a Learning and Development Company based in London. If you are wondering why I am repeating Black, it's because it is also the title of the open-letter Akin published on his LinkedIn page following the death of George Floyd, which I urge you to go read: it unapologetic and so real.

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In this episode we are talking about Joy as a tool of resistance.

The deaths of George Floyd and other victims of police brutality have sparked protests and triggered trauma for a lot of us. The connection between mental health issues and systemic racism has been explored in several studies, as documented in this link. As a response to the systemic oppression, several activists, such as Audre Lorde, emphasised Self-care as a tool against oppression. I have decided to implement intentional joy in my self-care. What does your self-care look like?

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This episode is about racism against Black people. 

In the wake of the filmed murder of George Floyd, this episode explores how the idea of Whiteness and one of its creation, Anti-blackness represent another global pandemic that started centuries ago, and remains embedded in social and political structures all over the world.

In this episode of Culture Flow, we discuss Uncertainty.

In these last few months, our global community has been deeply affected and continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with more than half of the global population forced to live under social distancing measures.

It is safe to say that the future feels uncertain to most of us, which begs the question, how do we deal with uncertainty?

As always, here on the Culture Flow podcast, we will explore this issue by exploring how uncertainty is dealt with in different cultures and how we can this can inspire us as we deal with these circumstances.

While we have been experiencing social distancing on a global level because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the concept of interpersonal space and how it is influenced by culture comes to mind. Edward T. Hall, an American anthropologist theorised this notion in 1966, and we are experiencing today how extraordinary circumstances and events can have a lasting impact on culture.

In this episode, we dive into the notion of interpersonal distance in the context of culture as presented by Hall, I offer you tips to navigate interpersonal distance in different cultures and we look into how the new normal may permanently impact our cultures.

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