by Clint | Jul 21, 2008 | Conferences, Cross-cultural perspectives, Global virtual teams, Key Lessons, Key Questions, Resources, Web Analytics
I wonder if anything has more impact on our future than the questions we ask? First, if we take it on more of a micro-level, imagine going into any random meeting. You will see things differently and have a different experience if you are asking “How can I get out of...
by Clint | Jul 18, 2008 | Attempt at Funny, Cross-cultural perspectives, Random
I am here now getting all the last minute details organized for the upcoming international conference and workshop on Technology for Innovation and Education in Developing Countries (TEDC 2008). Just for fun, here are some of the interesting images that jumped out at...
by Clint | Jul 4, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Innovation, Religion
Everywhere I go, I am surprised how much people all over the world know about the U.S. • When I was in Russia a couple weeks ago, a young man came up to me and asked me if I was from the US. Then he began to ask me all kinds of questions about the housing market and...
by Clint | Jun 20, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Innovation
I would sometime like to do a study on games people play in different cultures and countries. Going to St. Petersburg this last weekend, we joked about a ‘Russian game’ called the “Everybody get down!”-game – and how this man on the bus...
by Clint | Jun 11, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Religion
Early I had a blog entry about Catholic monks. Now I had the opportunity to ask the above question to two Thai Buddhist monks who were visiting Joensuu for a few days. I spoke with them briefly before a couple of meditation sessions that my good friend Antony invited...
by Clint | Jun 8, 2008 | Attempt at Funny, Cross-cultural perspectives, Innovation, International business
Attending a conference at Oxford last week (“Confronting the Challenge of Technology for Development: Experiences from the BRICS”), I heard several of the speakers refer to Finland as an example of one of the most successful countries in terms of...
