Instead of a(another) leadership development course, immerse yourself in culture.
As an an #anthropologist, #educator, and developer of others, I am concerned with the purpose and power of #learning. As a nascent...
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Nitin Deckha
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
Black peoples in the Japanese imagination: The legend of Yasuke as told by novelist Esi Edugyan
Listen to this mesmerizing story of Yasuke by award-winning novelist, Esi Edugyan. Yasuke was the first and perhaps only Black samurai in...
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Nitin Deckha
- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min
Going Beyond Walking in Another Shoes: Virtual Reality and Other-Body Experience
We often talk about #empathy, learning about #others and #intercultural #understanding as "walking in another shoes" (ableist imagery...
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Nitin Deckha
- Jan 7, 2022
- 2 min
Exploring Intercultural Futures: New Year, New Blog Theme!
For 2022, I am looking to curate blog posts that explore #Intercultural #Futures. The possibility to explore, examine, enhance and...
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Nitin Deckha
- Dec 16, 2021
- 3 min
5 steps to building your intercultural fluency
Last night, I wrapped up my final learning facilitation for 2021, an inaugural course on the Foundations of #Intercultural #Competency...
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Nitin Deckha
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
What's in a Name?: Language, Biodiversity and Reconciliation
Today is the first ever National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada as a federal statutory holiday. Perhaps you have already seen...
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Nitin Deckha
- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
Intercultural Inclusion in Action: Speculations after watching the film, Scarborough
In my last post, I closed with the benefit of #intercultural fluency. I wrote: "Intercultural fluency can allow you to develop into the...
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Nitin Deckha
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
Intercultural Fluency: Pros and Cons
This post on the pros and cons of #intercultural #fluency has been delayed, in part by my efforts to enjoy the altogether too-brief...
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Nitin Deckha
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
Reflecting on Canada on Canada Day: from reconciliation to decolonization
On Canada Day, I decided to attend and listen to a #CancelCanadaDay Teach-In: Legal Pluralism on Stolen Land given by Leah and Olivia...
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Nitin Deckha
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
Interculturalism and DEIB: starting a shared conversation
In January, I presented a webinar for the SIETAR (the Society of Intercultural Education, Training and Research), NY-NJ-CT Tri-State...
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Nitin Deckha
- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min
What is Intercultural Competence and Why is it Important?
Simply put, intercultural competence is the set of knowledge, skills, abilities and communication attitudes that allow us to communicate...
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