[ICANN Academy WG] Intercultural Awareness Program - Call for Work Team Members until 31 August 3017

[sandra hoferichter]

Dear All, During ICANN59, the Academy WG announced a new ICANN Academy
Intercultural Awareness Program
<https://community.icann.org/display/LTP/ICANN+Academy+Intercultural+Awarene
ss+Program>  will be developed in cooperation with Incite Learning, Inc. a
professional development firm that has been working with ICANN for several
years.  

 

A first pilot is scheduled for 3rd November, the last day of ICANN60 in Abu
Dhabi.

 

We are now calling for Work Team Members to help developing and facilitating
this course. Ideally such a team should consist of up to 5 people, from
different stakeholder groups, representing all regions of the world. This
team will work over the next 2 month (and beyond) in close cooperation with
Incite Learning. Team members will be also supporting the conduct of this
course as community facilitator. 

 

Please reply until 31 August if you are seriously interested to help shaping
this course. If more than 5 people show interest we have to make a selection
based on geographical, stakeholder and gender diversity.

 

A call for Work Team Members for the other two programmes of the ICANN
Academy (Chairing Skills and Leadership Programme) will follow.

 

About this new programme:

 

What: Understanding cultural nuance and differences is a challenge for every
global organization.  ICANN is rich in its cultural diversity and global
reach.  Developing Cultural Intelligence at ICANN is a learning experience
focused on improving cultural knowledge and awareness; what we are calling
Cultural Intelligence.  We will examine our behaviours and beliefs and how
they impact our awareness and interaction when working with people from
different cultures.  We will explore the dual dimensions of culture like:
individualist vs. collectivist; direct vs. indirect; formal vs. informal;
and hierarchical vs. democratic.  Leveraging our in room talent there will
be much interaction, discussion and activity about similarities and
differences around the world and around the room.  Additionally, we will
consider specific cultural challenges ICANN deals with and how to best
overcome them.  

 

When:  The experience will begin with a webinar before our face-to-face
meeting on November 3rd in Abu Dhabi.  After our time together we will have
follow-up phone calls to address related topics that came up during the
meeting.

 

Why:  The topic of Culture has come up repeatedly during the ICANN Academy
Leadership Programme.  The request was made to address this in a separate
experience. 

 

Who:  Ideally participants should have participated in the ICANN Academy
Leadership Programme. Alumni's will be offered the first opportunity to
register for this course until 31 August. After this date we will offer
available seats to the wider ICANN community.

 

 

Best Sandra

Chair of the ICANN Academy WG

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