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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...
Nitin Deckha
Jan 26, 20242 min read


Go ahead, rebrand DEI, but don't lose sight of its longer-term significance and purpose
In a recent New York Times' DealBook Newsletter, reporter Sarah Kressler writes about the rebranding and repackaging of Diversity,...
Nitin Deckha
Jan 19, 20242 min read
Augment You and Your People with AI
In my last post, I mentioned a HBR article on Collaborative Intelligence that put me on the path to embrace AI as a set of emerging tools...
Nitin Deckha
Jan 12, 20242 min read
Can AI be an an artist?
Can machines be creative? Can AI be an artist? Do we want to reserve the domain of being an artist and being creative for humans alone?...
Nitin Deckha
Jan 2, 20242 min read


"Making the best job you can": Thoughts on the late Queen Elizabeth II, gender and leadership
Perhaps like some or many of you, at some point during Thursday, September 8th, were alerted that the late Queen Elizabeth II was under...
Nitin Deckha
Sep 9, 20222 min read
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


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


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


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


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
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
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
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


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


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


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


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
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


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


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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