CL - Communication and Collaboration Meeting Jan 2017

CL - Communication and Collaboration Meeting Jan 2017

C OMMUNICATION & C OLLABORATION M EETING – J ANUARY 2017 C OMMUNITY L IFE

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Breakfast

07:45 – 08:15

All

Welcome, Opening Remarks

08:15 – 08.25

Trish

Getting to Know You

08.25 – 08.35

Farah

C O L LABORATE – 5 Minute Team Updates

08.35 – 09.10

Hedaya

James Tulley & Sandra Katakalae

Intercultural Communication – An Introduction

09.10 – 09.55

09.55 – 10.00

Closing Remarks

Trish

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A Community where the residents are proud to live and proud to work, show a respect for other cultures and have a sense of ownership

W ELCOME T O C OMMUNITY L IFE !

P EOPLE

P RIDE

P LACE

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G ETTING TO K NOW Y OU

• Find someone in the room you have not met before or do not know very well • With your partner, share one thing that you think is great about the KAUST community AND one thing you think would make it greater! • Hear your partners views too 

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C O L LABORATE - 5 M INUTE T EAM U PDATES

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Each team to share two pieces of information: 1. One thing about your team’s work over the last month (e.g. key projects or initiatives delivered, an individual or collective achievement, or a milestone the team is proud of) 2. One key goal/priority for the month ahead

Teams: - KAUST Health - The KAUST School - Community Engagement & Partnerships - Recreation Services - Logistic, Travel and Transport - Food & Retail - Accommodation Services - Business Operations

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Nominate a person to feedback - you have no more than 2 minutes to share back!

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I NTERCULTURAL C OMMUNICATION – A N I NTRODUCTION J AMES T ULLEY & S ANDRA K ATAKALAE

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O BJECTIVES OF THE S ESSION

 Consider some things that influence how we see and deal with situations at work  Introduce some theory about communicating across cultures  Identify some things we all can do between now and the workshop in April to become more aware and build our own bridges across the cultures at KAUST In April we will run some workshops which look at ‘Intercultural Communication and Collaboration’ As a taster for that workshop, today we will;

KAUST King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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W HAT DO YOU SEE ?

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W HAT ’ S HIS STORY ?

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I NFLUENCES

Background

Beliefs

Culture

Values

History

Experiences

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C OMMUNICATING A CROSS C ULTURES

C OMMUNICATING A CROSS C ULTURES

C OMMUNICATING A CROSS C ULTURES

B UILDING B RIDGES ACROSS C ULTURES IN C OMMUNITY L IFE

Your task between now and the workshop…….  Reflect on the different cultures you interact with on a daily basis  Observe intercultural communications  Be curious about other cultures and how you can develop awareness  Build Bridges – Practice some of the top ten tips

B UILDING B RIDGES – T OP T EN

1. Be perceptive 2. Avoid stereotyping 3. Don’t jump to conclusions 4. Be aware of your own cultural ‘baggage’ 5. Be transparent 6. Increase self awareness 7. Build your cultural knowledge 8. Work hard at finding solutions - My way is just one way 9. Move out of your comfort zone 10. When/If it goes wrong – apologize!

A ND FINALLY ….C ULTURAL I NTELLIGENCE

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P EOPLE

P RIDE

T HANK YOU C OMMUNITY LIFE

P LACE

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