Intercultural Learning Hub

Collections | 01 Apr 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

Archie Bunker's Neighborhood, an activity Considering History: “You Got to Go There to Know There” — Creating Empathy for Our Hardest Histories, an article

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Mingle

Collections | 18 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

"Participants in this jolt pretend they are attending a party and must follow the instructions on a secret Etiquette Card provided by the facilitator. Some of the behaviors the participants...

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Albatross

Collections | 17 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

This activity challenges participants to be open to unfamiliar experiences and reflect on how they might react to cultural difference. They will participate in a scene acted out by a simulated...

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Martians at the Airport

Collections | 17 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

This creativity-training activity was designed for a Spring Break study abroad program at Purdue University titled Amsterdam: Creative Thinking & Innovation in Collaborative Leadership....

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Albatross

Collections | 25 Oct 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

This activity challenges participants to be open to unfamiliar experiences and reflect on how they might react to cultural difference. They will participate in a scene acted out by a simulated...

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Games, Training Games, Simulation Games,…

Collections | 27 Feb 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

This article delineates important characteristics of games, training games, and simulations.

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Misconceptions About Simulations

Collections | 27 Feb 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

This article from Thiagi is excellent for trainers, addressing and debunking misconceptions about simulations.

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Card game that stimulates conflict

Collections | 18 Jan 2022 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

Another great simulation is Barnga, especially if you want to highlight how different cultures "play by different rules" and "define winning in different ways". It is easy and...

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A simulation that highlights assumptions

Collections | 18 Jan 2022 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

Albatross is another oldie but goodie - it is relatively easy to perform and adapt to different contexts. The learning is both in the discomfort of the simulation itself and especially in the...

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Classic simulations

Collections | 18 Jan 2022 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

More kinesthetic options include these simulations that have been around forever in different forms: BaFa BaFa requires quite a bit of accoutrement, but Toothpicks and Cocktail party are easier and...

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Co-Opoly

Collections | 28 Oct 2020 | Posted by Annette Benson

This board game simulates players running a democratically managed cooperative business. It allows participants to practice communication, conflict resolution, team building skills, and...

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Sharahad

Collections | 10 Jul 2019 | Posted by Annette Benson

Sharahad is a simulation by Phil Darg in which participants role play intercultural communication barriers.

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Journey to Gizmoland

Collections | 10 Jul 2019 | Posted by Annette Benson

This simulation, created by Aletha Stahl, is an adaptation of Journey to Sharahad. Participants role play intercultural communication barriers.

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Two decades of using simulation games for cross-cultural training

Collections | 11 Jun 2019 | Posted by Annette Benson

This article by Sandra Fowler "defines cross-cultural training and briefly traces its history. The power of using simulation games for cross-cultural training is described. The...

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Archie Bunker's Neighborhood

Collections | 04 Jun 2019 | Posted by Annette Benson

This activity teaches participants to express feelings about being unfairly treated or experiencing discrimination, as well to understand privilege and stereotypes.

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Role Playing

Collections | 08 May 2019 | Posted by Annette Benson

In this activity by Hofstede, Hofstede, and Pederson, participants will role-play conflict-prone situations and learn about synthetic cultures.

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How to select and prepare a simulation

Collections | 29 Apr 2019 | Posted by Annette Benson

In this chapter resource, readers learn how to select and prepare a simulation.

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Dividing the Spoils

Collections | 29 Apr 2019 | Posted by Annette Benson

Dividing the Spoils, an activity by C. Storti in Figuring foreigners out, examines individualist vs. collectivist cultures.