Tag: culture
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More Insight into a New Way of Being
I don’t write long posts. I wrote about a New Way of Being. As I write this – we are still in that “quarantine and starting to re-open” phase. I keep the posts short and just work out the info – but I don’t spend much time explaining. My hope…
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The Way Family Podcast
I had the opportunity to be a guest on the Way Family Podcast. It comes out June 20, 2016 and you can find it here. We talked about #identityformation and the impact that #socialmedia can have on identity. We also briefly talked about extended adolescence and the way that #millenials…
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Cultural Programming
You are shaped by the stories that you hear and the storytellers that share them. This week, I had the privilege or speaking a the Joshua Wilderness Institute at Hume Lake. It was such a great time. I got to record a podcast with Rich – the Academic Dean at…
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Confession and Identity
I don’t know what you think about when you hear the word Confession. Maybe you picture something that happens in church with a priest. Maybe it’s just a tough conversation with your friend. Maybe you write it down. Confession though is a great affirmation of identity. Think about what happens…
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The High Five
I was watching a show – Dhani Tackles the Globe. Have you ever seen it? He travels the world and he thinks that in order to really get to know the culture, you have to learn about the games that they play. There are other shows that focus on the food…
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Hofstede Framework
Geert Hofstede analyzed culture and came up with this framework to help describe basic cultural dimensions. We are currently talking about this in a course that I am teaching – Intercultural Communication. Whenever you read about this framework, you will come across a few warnings when you use it. The…
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Just How American You Are
Seeing as this is suppose to be a blog about Identity, I figured I’d write something about my identity. You don’t really know just how American you are – until you leave the US. It’s been pretty interesting to be in Israel and intentionally process through just how American I…
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You are Culturally Bound
We are all culturally bound. When thinking about identity – you cannot be something that you are not. That’s not to say that eventually you can’t become that, but I guess that’s what I’m saying – it’s a process. You are a genius up until about 7 years old. Your…
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Creating Culture
……..is never about one person. Don’t get me wrong, I think one person can start it. One person can be the impetus for creating culture, but it takes more than one person to create it. It’s about a bunch of people being about one thing. It’s great when it comes…
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Your Name
…..doesn’t define your destiny, but it might definitely shape the way people perceive you. You will be judged by your name – especially if it’s ethnic sounding. My name is a hebrew name, and I’m filipino. Go figure. But my name doesn’t necessarily shape my destiny. My name tells me…
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Humanize to Understand
I was listening to an interview this am of a guy that infiltrated or maybe immersed himself in a culture that he wanted to learn about. It was something that he did to learn about this culture with which he knew nothing about or had nothing in common with. He…
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Idea to Experience Culture
Ideas – good ideas can bring about amazing things. But the experience of that idea is so much better. Ideas live in minds. Ideas live in words. The realization of ideas brings about the experience of those ideas. Developing a culture where people’s ideas come to fruition is a pretty…