Culture Clash - Lessons Learned

During our exercise today, we learned a valuable lesson about high context communications and how to reach a feasible compromise. In my group, our culture clash seemed to be the main event and our common goal seemed very much distant and undoubtedly unattainable. Our focus it seemed, was seeking the satisfaction of expressing our cultural values and thoughts while completely ignoring the incoming communication. The practical take-away here is the practice of establishing a two way street of communication by noticing the nuances and to openly acknowledge the differences before diving into a debate. If executed properly, every team member will be able focus and the road to reach a compromise will be much easier.