Speed Dating Across Cultures

Subgroup Size

Pairs

Duration

1 hour and 30 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Jicheva, M. (2012). Speed dating across cultures. In K. Berardo & D. K. Deardorff (Eds.), Building cultural competence: Innovative Activities and Models (pp. 248-260). Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Tags:

  1. bridging
  2. communication
  3. cultural style
  4. dialogue
  5. negotiation
  6. other awareness
  7. power distance
  8. simulation
  9. strategy
  10. Stringer and Cassiday
  11. value dimensions
  12. Vande Berg recommended

Mick Vande Berg recommends this activity for teaching Competency 4 (Bridging).

The author of this tool recommends pairing this activity with a tool called ArgonautOnline (www.argonautonline.com).