by Clint | May 3, 2009 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Global virtual teams, ICT4D, Key Questions
The purpose of this blog entry is to continue some of the momentum from recent discussions regarding development — to add to the discussion and open it up for your most recent thoughts/ideas/questions. It is such a key, central concept in so much of the work we...
by Clint | Apr 12, 2009 | Cross-cultural perspectives, ICT4D, Innovation, International business, Key Questions
One of the most common things I hear from people in developing countries is that there is a lack of hope – or a lack of belief that they can succeed because of ____ [insert reason]. (you name the excuse, and I’ve heard it) Seeing examples of people who are...
by Clint | Mar 14, 2009 | Cross-cultural perspectives, ICT4D, Innovation, International business, Key Lessons
Intro Thoughts If you are concerned about the current state of the economy at all, here are some thoughts that might help… So I was invited a couple months ago, by the turn-around expert Tony Robbins, to join a small international Business Mastermind Group led...
by Clint | Jan 27, 2009 | Cross-cultural perspectives
It seems like every country I go to, all the newspapers and TV are full of news from home. Even the conversations seem to revolve around the same thing – Obama. In Tanzania, it seemed like I often had conversations like this: “Where are you from?”...
by Clint | Jan 14, 2009 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Global virtual teams, ICT4D, Innovation, Intercultural communication
Just finishing up a 10-day workshop in Tanzania as part of the ICT4D Consortium of African and European Universities. We had people from 8 different institutions and 11 different countries – a very international and interdisciplinary group. It has been fun to...
by Clint | Nov 5, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives
What an interesting time we live in, huh? So much is being written and said about the recent elections, but in particular I have been fascinated by international reactions to the whole election. Here are some clips from an article in the New York Times: “From...
