A Final Reflection on the Topic of Cultural Intelligence: My Goals for a Higher Purpose I had always internally muttered amongst myself and to others on occasion about how if I had not even grown up in a Christian household, that I would still represent my instinctive outlook just the same. But then I could be very much wrong. I have always said this, in a way, to support my faith in God, a greater good, and higher power— be even a strange idea. So, with that said, I have al

Course Materials Reflection (Instructions) In this week’s video, Dr. Harper gave some practical examples of how the cultural dimensions could impact life and work in several different fields. What’s one way you have seen cultural dimensions play out in your work, ministry, or community? (Write at least 200 words). An obvious observation can be made for the reason behind the conventional lifestyle (of say) the typical American work life. It is the one where someone works their

Course Materials Reflection (Instructions) Reflect on this week’s reading assignments and videos. What is an important insight that you learned from Dr Harper in the video on “CQ Strategy and Action in Communication?” How can you apply that insight to your interactions this week? Write a narrative of at least 200 words in the white box below. Well, firstly I do not mean to sound like I am dampening and/or devaluing the optimism in the lecture from Dr. Harper’s video as that i

Course Materials Reflection Reflect on this week’s reading assignments and videos. What value do you see in using the Cultural Intelligence Framework to communicate effectively across cultures? What questions do you have at this point about Cultural Intelligence? (Write a narrative of at least 400 words in the white box below, and include at least one in-text citation from the course materials). It is hard to say that the this Cultural Intelligence Framework module is not of

Discussion Thread: The Power of Story The common wish for most people that I have noticed is to seek to involve their lives in a more diverse lifestyle and tends to make traveling the world a part of their lifelong goal. This was one of the primary reasons I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force was the opportunity for a diverse life with some travel. However, I wasn’t so lucky and remained stuck in the States for the entirety of my enlistment. Diversity and understanding is what m