by Anna Katrina Davey, Cultural Expert | Founder, Cultural Confidence
Why Cultural Context Is Not Cultural Relativism One of the most common concerns I hear when discussing culture in legal contexts is this: “Isn’t this just cultural relativism?” It’s an understandable question — and an important one. But it’s based on a misunderstanding of what cultural context actually does in legal analysis. Understanding Is Not […]
by Anna Katrina Davey, Cultural Expert | Founder, Cultural Confidence
When Culture Is on Trial: Understanding Culture in the Courtroom In courtrooms around the world, judges and juries are asked to assess intent, credibility, consent, reasonableness, and responsibility. These assessments are often treated as universal and self-evident. They are not. They are deeply cultural. Culture Is Not an “Extra” in Legal Analysis Culture does not […]
by Anna Katrina Davey, Cultural Expert | Founder, Cultural Confidence
Defining and celebrating the beginning of the New Year has always been subject to cultural variations. Until 1752, colonial America along with Britain celebrated the beginning of the New Year on March 25th, i.e. Lady Day, in Christian tradition the day that Mary found out about her pregnancy. They also still used the Julian calendar, […]
by Anna Katrina Davey, Cultural Expert | Founder, Cultural Confidence
The iconic phrase “same same but different”, ubiquitously heard in the tourist areas of Thailand as well as other parts of Southeast Asia, is a metaphor I like to use to describe people and culture. While the versatile Tinglish expression is generally used in the context of justifying a higher price for something that may […]
by Anna Katrina Davey, Cultural Expert | Founder, Cultural Confidence
As every year on the last Monday of May, yesterday in the USA we celebrated Memorial Day remembering the men and women who have died serving in the armed forces. Rhetoric aside, it seems to me that we have become comfortably complacent with the status quo and reality of war. Now really, how much are […]
by Anna Katrina Davey, Cultural Expert | Founder, Cultural Confidence
The occurrence of the Equinox and the start of the astrological New Year this past week have deepened my reflections and desire to forge a more modern and holistic approach towards intercultural training. Traditionally, intercultural training has focused almost entirely on the differences between peoples. And understandably so given widespread cultural myopia and the tendency […]
by Anna Katrina Davey, Cultural Expert | Founder, Cultural Confidence
I was born and raised in Trieste, Italy, city of arcane splendor and elusive identity cradled at the top of the Adriatic Sea. I have called Italy as well as Connecticut, Germany and more recently Texas, home. I have also lived in Hanoi, Vietnam and have traveled about 45 countries, many of which for extended […]
by Anna Katrina Davey, Cultural Expert | Founder, Cultural Confidence
Giving a TEDx Talk on Cultural Competence as a Paradigm for Peace has been a beautiful journey and I’d like to share 3 key lessons I learned from giving the talk that you might find useful as well. Lesson 1: Stretch Yourself The theme of the TEDx event in Paris was “Beyond Our Limits”. […]
by Riccardo Perna, Lead Trainer & Business Developer, Cultural Confidence Europe
“Today we work very well with colleagues from countries all over the world. Unified communications and global virtual teams have simplified our lives.” This is what system managers often think with regards to working with foreign subsidiaries and making use of the tools to interact with them. Although I strongly believe in the use of […]
by Anna Katrina Davey, Cultural Expert | Founder, Cultural Confidence
Most businesses and other organizations work across cultures every day of the week. They may have offices around the world, work on multinational projects, or work with a culturally diverse team in their local offices. Never before has the need for intercultural competence been greater. In fact, the main reason for failure in international business […]
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