Intercultural Training for German - American Teams: From Diversity to Synergy

Intercultural Training for German - American Teams: From Diversity to Synergy

First Day
8.30 'Meet & Greet'

9.00 Intercultural Training: Presentation of program

9.15 Cultural differences? You must be joking!
Research results and practical experience / Lecture

9.45 Perception and Experience
How strengths and weaknesses are mutually perceived / Group work

10.30 Coffee break

10.45 ‘The meeting’: An exercise on mutual perception

11.15 Evaluation of the exercise

12.00 Lunch

13.00 Planning and cooperation – Similarities and Differences
A structured exercise / Introduction

13.20 Part 1: Planning

13.50 Part 2: Teamwork

14.15 Part 3: Quality circle

14.30 Part 4: Improved teamwork

15.00 Coffee Break

15.30 Evaluation I: Experiences of the team
Results to be discussed in the plenary session

16.15 Evaluation II: Plenary session
* A comparison of the experiences of the two groups
* Comments from the observers
* Cultural preferences and their impact on day-to-day cooperation

18:00 End of first day’s program

Second day

08.30 Review of day one
Outstanding issues and comments

08.45 Professional self-image
Taking a look at values in national groups

09.30 Plenary session: Exchange of results
Similarities and differences

10.20 Coffee break

10.50 ‘Bridging the gap’
A structured exercise on cross-cultural cooperation

12.00 Exercise evaluation

12.45 Lunch

14.00 Input: Cross-cultural cooperation
Practical insights based on IFIM’s experience

15.45 Coffee break

16.15 Commitments for cooperation
Part 1: Brainstorming in mixed groups

16.45 Commitments for cooperation
Part 2: Exchange and synthesis of group results

17.30 Seminar evaluation and closing comments

18.00 End of program