Culturally Attuned

How can we work effectively across our world’s cultural divides? USIP and Burning Man Project travel to that frontier, hearing stories and practical lessons for working in unfamiliar cultures. The podcast complements USIP’s online, self-paced ...more

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February 23, 2021 00:17:38
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Episode 5: The Benefactor’s Dilemma: Am I helping? Or am I wielding power?

Tom Price has built a career helping marginalized communities—from Native American tribes to hurricane-ravaged towns to locales facing the Ebola virus in Liberia. He...

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February 23, 2021 00:18:35
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Episode 4: Building cross-cultural trust, even in the face of extremist violence

How do we build trust across cultural divides? USIP’s Leanne Erdberg Steadman has spent years seeking trust across the most painful of chasms—with former...

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February 23, 2021 00:10:51
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Episode 3: A practitioner's discovery: ‘cultural respect’ is not enough.

Any relationship is shaped by a first meeting. To prepare those encounters, USIP trainer and cross-cultural expert Stephen Moles suggests we go beyond what’s...

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February 23, 2021 00:19:55
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Episode 2: Stay in the circle: Patient listening can connect across cultures

Burning Man Project’s Kim Cook has—literally—danced on the cross-cultural divide. She recalls lessons in cultural competence from her work in creative enterprises like theater...

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February 23, 2021 00:16:15
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Episode 1: Crossing cultures is hard—even for ‘multicultural natives’

Laurette Bennhold Samaan was born with roots in three distinct cultures. But even as a multicultural native, she says, her missteps have taught her...

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February 19, 2021 00:01:38
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What is the Culturally Attuned podcast? Learn more: https://www.usip.org/culturally-attuned 

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