One of the things I learned in the cross cultural seminar was that the is a very thick filter in the area of communication.
There is a lot of scope for misunderstanding between sending a message and a hearer receiving it.
Here are some of the elements in the filter:
1. The language
2. Non-verbal communication
3. The Way of communication
4. The social structures
5. World view
6. The way we think
7. The way decisions are made
This predestines problems in our church and business meetings!
We also had a go at trying to solve conflicts. We looked at the bible and looked at some practical example of conflict solution in a cross cultural setting. It was very interesting and challenging at the same time.
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