Knowledge Café – The Model To Practice Dialogues MTPD™ https://mtpdculture.org Enabling positive social change by facilitating intercultural communication with the Hofstede theories Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:40:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 184201045 Living in a Globalized Society: Globalization As a Tool for Understanding https://mtpdculture.org/news/knowledge-cafe/globalization-as-a-tool-for-understanding/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:55:22 +0000 https://mtpdculture.org/?p=2947

Introduction

We are living in an increasingly global society and the effects of globalization, big and small, are being felt everywhere. But what is this thing called globalization and how can we use the study of our interconnectedness to help us understand some of the economic, cultural, and political changes we are seeing in our local communities and our world?

Challenge, connect and inspire!

Programme

  • Dialogue with students in the US who have completed study away course work, students who are studying in the USA, and international students from around the globe, to learn how having a global perspective can change our understanding of major movements across the world.

Are you interested?

Please join our 1.5-hour session in the Knowledge Café format.

Register for free
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Practical information

The session will be held online on Zoom. The session link will be shared per e-mail after registration.

Amsterdam, Warsaw

CEST

  • April 15
  • 8:00 PM

Wayne, Tampa, Greensboro

EDT

  • April 15
  • 2:00 PM

Las Vegas

PDT

  • April 15
  • 11:00 AM

Tulsa, Elmhurst

CDT

  • April 15
  • 1:00 PM

Partners

Elmhurst University
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Kozminski University
Hillsborough Community College
The William Parerson University of New Jersey
]]> 2947 Will artificial intelligence save or destroy education? https://mtpdculture.org/news/knowledge-cafe/will-artificial-intelligence-save-or-destroy-education/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:55:22 +0000 https://mtpdculture.org/?p=2914

Introduction

Artificial Intelligence will change the way we write and the way we work. Will it also change the way we learn and think? What are the dangers and opportunities of AI?

Will AI transform education or destroy it? How can you best learn how to use AI? Can you use AI to help others, to become more employable, or to encourage social justice? In this knowledge café you will improve your speaking and listening skills, and intercultural awareness.

Challenge, connect and inspire!

Programme

  • The Benefits of AI to Education by Sal Khan, CEO of Khan Academy
  • Dialogue with professionals and students from diverse universities from different
    parts of the world
  • Sharing various perspectives and personal narratives, learning from each other
  • Networking opportunities

Are you interested?

Please join our 1.5-hour session in the Knowledge Café format.

Register for free
E-mail us
More Information

Practical information

The session will be held online on Zoom. The session link will be shared per e-mail after registration.

Amsterdam, Warsaw

CEST

  • April 9
  • 7:00 PM

Wayne, Tampa, Greensboro

EDT

  • April 9
  • 1:00 PM

Las Vegas

PDT

  • April 9
  • 10:00 AM

Tulsa, Elmhurst

CDT

  • April 9
  • 12:00 PM

Partners

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Kozminski University
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Elmhurst University
Hillsborough Community College
]]> 2914 Knowledge Café – Exploring Cultural Identities https://mtpdculture.org/news/knowledge-cafe/knowledge-cafe-exploring-cultural-identities/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://mtpdculture.org/?p=2799

The Knowledge Café is a tool to develop Global Citizenship, as a way of living that recognizes our world as an increasingly complex web of connections and interdependencies, with Global Citizenship being “an ethic of care for the world”. Exploring global citizenship themes helps learners grow more confident in standing up for their beliefs, and more skilled in evaluating the ethics and impact of their decisions.

Global Citizenship nurtures personal respect and respect for others, wherever they live. It encourages individuals to think deeply and critically about what is equitable and just. It encourages individuals to think deeply and critically about what is equitable and just.

  • What are acceptable and unacceptable topics discussed in different cultures?
  • How is SILENCE being looked upon in various cultures? What is a role or a function of silence and what does silence mean in cultures where people are more direct?
  • How may these differences be interpreted and what can be done to help with having an effective conversation?

Programme

  • Introduction of the topic by co-host Ursula Kamanga, Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Nevada (Las Vegas)
  • Dialogue with attendees from diverse universities from across the globe
  • Sharing various perspectives and personal narratives, learning from each other
  • Networking opportunities

Are you interested?

Please join us in the 1.5 hour session in the Knowledge Café format, learn and share. Registration is free! November 18 is the cut-off date.

E-mail us
Register for free
More information

Practical Information

The session will be held Online on TEAMS. The session link and a cultural assessment tool will be shared per e-mail with attendees after their registration.

Amsterdam/Warsaw (CET)

  • November 21, 2023
  • 20:30 - 22:00

Las Vegas (PDT)

  • November 21, 2023
  • 11:30 - 13:00

Tulsa/Dallas (CDT)

  • November 21, 2023
  • 13:30 - 15:00

Monterrey, Mexico (CST)

  • November 21, 2023
  • 13:30 - 15:00

Tampa/Shippensburg (EDT)

  • November 21, 2023
  • 14:30 - 16:00

Auckland (NZDT)

  • November 22, 2023
  • 08:30 - 10:00

Partners

Kozminski University
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Tusla Community College
Shippensburg University
AUT-University
Hillsborough Community College
]]> 2799 Knowledge Café – The Power of the Single Voice https://mtpdculture.org/news/knowledge-cafe/knowledge-cafe-the-power-of-the-single-voice/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:00:18 +0000 https://mtpdculture.org/?p=2636

You have the power to speak for others when you speak for yourself. When you give vision and determination to the level of “voice” you speak for many, often for people you don’t even know. It only takes one voice to create change. In this knowledge café you will improve your speaking and listening skills, and intercultural awareness.

How skilled are you in utilizing your voice to get your goals? How can you enable others to use their individual voice?
And what about your listening skills, empathizing with others and helping them to get their message across?
Challenge, connect and inspire!

Programme

  • Four levels of listening by Otto Scharmer, MIT scholar and author of the book: “Theory U”
  • Dialogue with professionals and students from diverse universities from different parts of the world
  • Sharing various perspectives and personal narratives, learning from each other
  • Networking opportunities

Are you interested?

Please join us in the 1.5 hour session in the Knowledge Café format, learn and share. Registration is free! 

E-mail us
Registration is closed
More information

Practical Information

The session will be held Online via ZOOM. The link and password will be communicated after registration.

Amsterdam / Warsaw (CEST)

  • April 19, 2023
  • 20:00 - 21:30

Tulsa (CDT)

  • April 19, 2023
  • 13:00 - 14:30

Tampa / Shippensburg (EDT)

  • April 19, 2023
  • 14:00 - 15:30

Monterrey, Mexico (CST)

  • April 19, 2023
  • 13:00 - 14:30

Auckland (NZST)

  • April 20, 2023
  • 06:00 - 07:30

Partners

Kozminski University
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Tusla Community College
Shippensburg University
AUT-University
Hillsborough Community College
]]> 2636 Knowledge Café – Intercultural Communication & Global Network Conversations https://mtpdculture.org/news/knowledge-cafe/knowledge-cafe-intercultural-communication-global-network-conversations/ Sun, 10 Apr 2022 12:44:18 +0000 https://mtpdculture.org/?p=2321

Intercultural Communication is identified within education as a ‘slippery problem’. There are multiple layers of cultural interfaces within power dynamics that influence the nature of hybrid organizations and individual cultural identity. We need to understand the concept of culture, our own culture or cultural bias in order to collaborate effectively with others all over the world. A positive result requires a strong capacity for: analytical critical thinking, and application of organizational and intercultural sensitivity.

Programme

  • Cultural Values - What are there?
  • Sharing specific examples of cultural values
  • Implication of cultural value dimension for business and personal encounters

Are you interested?

Please join us in the 1.5 hour session in the Knowledge Café format, learn and share. Registration is now closed.

E-mail us
Registration is closed
More information

Practical Information

The session will be held Online via ZOOM. The link and password will be communicated after registration.

Amsterdam / Warsaw (CEST)

  • April 21, 2022
  • 20:00 - 21:30

Tulsa (CDT)

  • April 21, 2022
  • 13:00 - 14:30

Tampa / Shippensburg (EDT)

  • April 21, 2022
  • 14:00 - 15:30

Auckland (NZST)

  • April 22, 2022
  • 06:00 - 07:30

Partners

Kozminski University
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Tusla Community College
Shippensburg University
AUT-University
]]> 2321 Knowledge Café – Cultural Humility in Health Care https://mtpdculture.org/news/knowledge-cafe/cultural-humility-in-health-care/ https://mtpdculture.org/news/knowledge-cafe/cultural-humility-in-health-care/#respond Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:07:12 +0000 https://mtpdculture.org/?p=1522

What is a Knowledge Café?

Programme

  • Cultural Humility in Health Care, Ethics and Professional Practice
  • Guest speakers:
    • Swasti Bhattacharyya, PhD, RN, Harvard Fellow, United States of America
    • Jeroen van Egmond, MA, University Lecturer, The Netherlands
    • Martijn Beenakker MD. PhD, Medical Specialist Neurologist, The Netherlands
  • Dialogue with professionals, Health and Business students from four universities from different parts of the world.
  • Sharing various perspectives, discussing a practical medical case and learning to become culturally aware within healthcare.

Practical Information

The Knowledge Café learn and share was held online via Zoom. Registration for the event is free of charge. Students must be from the following universities. 

Amsterdam & Warsaw (Europe)

Thursday November 11th, 2021
20:00 – 21:30 CET

Auckland (New Zealand)

Friday November 12th, 2021
08:00 – 09:30 CET

Tulsa (USA)

Thursday november 11th, 2021
13:00 – 14:30 CST

Partners

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Kozminski University
AUT University New Zealand

Registration

Are you interested, and from the aformentioned universities? If not, then please request a passcode and your motivation to join us in the 1.5 hour session in the Knowledge Café format,  where you will learn and share your insights via Zoom. Registration is now closed.

Registration is closed

Additional Reading

In preperation of the event we would recommend you to read the following literature.

Cultural Humility vs Cultural Competency
Culture and depression
Cultural Humlity: Essential Foundation for clinical researchers

We are building bridges and breaking boundaries​!

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