All posts by Vas Taras
X-Culture Kids Introduction Webinar
Upcoming live webinars: Friday, November 17, 10 am EST (New York time zone) Friday, December 1, 10 am EST (New York time zone) Friday, December 15, 10 am EST (New York time zone) Topics What is X-Culture and how it works? Who are our corporate partners and what challenges the students work on? What are…
Launching X-Culture Kids (or whatever the name will be)
Dear X-Culture Friends, As many of you already know, we’re about to open X-Culture to younger pre-college participants. The plan is to start with teens (ages 10-17) and later go as young as ages 9-12. Our early tests show, kids are fully capable and very interested to work with their international peers. So why not…
Constant Skype Calls Are Fun but Draining
A typical slow Wednesday morning: – Skype with a co-author from Afghanistan who works in Denmark about a study on Cultural Intelligence – Skype with a Ukrainian project partner in Ukraine about X-Culture Kids – Skype with a Peruvian company that wants to be an X-Culture Partner next semester (really cool product, tell more soon)….
Free-riding
One recurring issue most teams (not only in X-Culture) face is free-riding (aka free-loading, social loafing, shirking). Almost every team has one or more team members who do not meet the expectations of their team members. The problem is especially acute in global virtual teams (GVTs). Here is why:
UniCheck
Wednesday, November 15 10 am to 11 am (EST New York time zone) Presenters Serhii Tkachenko, CEO Ivan Klymenko, Director of Partnership Topics Review and feedback on students’ work so far Questions and Answ
Finnish Schools International
Thursday, November 16 9 a to 10 am (EST New York time zone) Presenters Alejtin Berisha Topics Review and feedback on students’ work so far Questions and Answers
Voyager Study Abroad
Friday, November 17 11 am – 12 noon (EST New York time) Presenters Dr. Michael Tylere, CEO Topics Review and feedback on students’ work so far Questions and Answers
Forcier Consulting
Wednesday, November 22 9 am – 10 am (EST New York time) CANCELLED. Presenters Ian Sandler, Business Development Director Topics Review and feedback on students’ work so far Questions and Answers
Social Media Contest
by Karen Lynden Capturing the X-Culture Symposium Story: Social Media Contest The inaugural X-Culture Symposium “Social Media Contest” was designed for participating students invited to the Miami 2017 event. The result was excellent, as hundreds of team and individual moments were recorded and cataloged using the Facebook hashtag #xculturemiami
Update on the X-Culture GVT Coaching Program
The past 10-15 weeks have been the busiest weeks of my entire life (and 20 weeks ago I could have not imagined it could get any busier). Hence, infrequent updates on our progress. One of the tasks that has kept us busy is the redesign of the X-Culture Coaching Program.