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From Knowing to Embodying: Immersive Technologies, Empathy and Intercultural Understanding
Last week, I presented a webinar on Immersive Technologies and Intercultural Understanding for SIETAR Europa. It explored various...
Nitin Deckha
Aug 31, 20222 min read
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From a Job to a Joy: Tackling Workplace Culture to Drive Systemic Change
In too many places, the work of #diversity, #equity, #inclusion and #belonging is the "job" of a relatively small number of individuals...
Nitin Deckha
Jul 14, 20223 min read
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Que nous nous souvenions: reflections sur La Fête Nationale
Comme élèves innombrables, je me suis venu au Vieux Québec comme un adolescent. Nous avons visité plusieurs venues, mais au coeur du...
Nitin Deckha
Jun 24, 20222 min read
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Spectacle, imperial mythologies and the performance of change: watching the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
I felt compelled to wake up very early on June 2 and 3 to watch the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, being covered live in Canada...
Nitin Deckha
Jun 13, 20224 min read
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Enhancing Visibility and Disrupting Normativity
https://tntconsulting.ca/enhancing-visibility-and-disrupting-normativity/ I wrote the above article for TNT Consultants in commemoration...
Nitin Deckha
Apr 26, 20223 min read
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My 5 rules regarding face needs
Misunderstandings and #conflict abound in our world, from our everyday lives, with our relationships with friends and family, at work, in...
Nitin Deckha
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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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...
Nitin Deckha
Feb 10, 20222 min read
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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...
Nitin Deckha
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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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...
Nitin Deckha
Jan 7, 20222 min read
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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...
Nitin Deckha
Dec 16, 20213 min read
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The (Public) Art of Inclusion
This fall, Toronto launched its Year of Public Art 2021-2022 aptly named ArtworkTO. Curious, I was nicely surprised to learn about #Pop...
Nitin Deckha
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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My Very First Loom Video on Intercultural Competence Models!
For this week's blog post, on a couple of my favourite models in which to build your intercultural competence and fluency, I have taken a...
Nitin Deckha
Oct 15, 20211 min read
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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...
Nitin Deckha
Sep 30, 20212 min read
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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...
Nitin Deckha
Sep 16, 20212 min read
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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...
Nitin Deckha
Aug 26, 20212 min read
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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...

Nitin Deckha
Aug 25, 20212 min read
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The Pros and Cons of (many?) DEI approaches
In my last post, I broached the possibilities and benefits of embedding intercultural fluency into an organization’s DEI strategy. Before...

Nitin Deckha
Jul 28, 20213 min read
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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...

Nitin Deckha
Jul 14, 20212 min read
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Interculturalism and Multiculturalism: What's the difference?
Many countries are multicultural. Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, the UK, the US, Brazil, France, to...

Nitin Deckha
Jun 17, 20212 min read
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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...

Nitin Deckha
Jun 3, 20212 min read
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