Culture is always a factor in conflict, whether is plays a central role or influences it subtly and gently (LeBaron, 2003), and culture definitely shapes how we understand that incompatibility, what actions and reactions are seen as appropriate, and what possible solutions would look like. An understanding of culture is needed in order to understand […]
Last year I‘ve got the chance to give a workshop entitled ,Sexuality as communication for a peaceful world‘. I began by asking the participants what their first response was, when they heard this title. I‘m also interested very much in your first response, when you‘ve read the title. What body sensations do you notice? What […]
Deutschland ist schon längst ein multikulturelles Land mit einer hohen Diversität an Religionen. Neben dem Christentum und anderen Religionen leben in Deutschland viele muslimische Familien. Mit dem Zuzug tausender Flüchtlinge steigt diese Zahl in den letzten Jahren erheblich. Deutschland steht nun vor der Herausforderung, diese Menschen zu integrieren und möglichen Radikalismus, Abschottung und religiösen Fundamentalismus […]
There had been two weekend workshops in January and in July this year in the private university of Witten-Herdecke in Witten. The workshop under the title Transparent Communication was facilitated by the Institute for Global Integral Competence (IfGIC). Transparent communication is an attitude, a goal and a communication tool for more awareness and connectedness with and beyond […]