by Art Markman as seen on Fast Company Most creative people have two things in common:
Think about what happens if you spend a year living in another country. Chances are, the people speak a different language, so you have to recognize that even the way people communicate in that country differs from where you are from. Their rituals and routines are different. The way they interact socially differs. When you dive into a second culture, two interesting things happen.
It helps you understand that there are many different ways to achieve a goal, and there are many different goals that people may find are worth achieving. The key aspect of learning to adapt to a new culture is not that you have to decide which approach is better. Rather, you recognize that everything in the world can be looked at in many different ways. Galinsky and his colleagues demonstrate that people who have spent time adapting to more than one culture are better able to generate new ideas both in laboratory studies and in corporate settings. What does this mean for you?
By Mark Markman - Fast Company Work in a multi-national team
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