'All the world is singing Lady Gaga -with different accents'

Pico Iyer  FIGT 2013

It’s the dangerous illusion of closeness, according to Pico Iyer.  The world appears to us as homogenous.  Commonalities like popular culture and the English language draw us together as though we are all the same, and culture or nationality don’t make a difference. 

Hearing Pico speak at the recent FIGT (Families In Global Transition) conference, and being surrounded by so many people from around the world who share common interests and concerns for Families in Global Transition, I could almost have agreed. 

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Cultural Integration

I’m traveling to Washington in March, to speak at the ‘Families in Global Transition’ conference.  This year the theme is Cultural Integration and the Illusion of Closeness.  I will be speaking about Cultural Intelligence and how it contributes to cultural integration – more details below.

In the lead up to the conference, I’ve been thinking about cultural integration; what it really means and whether or not we have it in the workplaces and the social groups I am involved with here in Sydney. 

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