Infographic for a Cultural Workshop

Applying Cultural Intelligence,

Hofstede's Intercultural Dimensions Model,  and

Hall's model of Low-context vs High-context Cultures. 



WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

The workshop has by name and purpose “Developing Intercultural Competence” and subtitle “Aussie - Thai Cultural Workshop”, together with a kangaroo picture with the Australian flag and an elephant with the flag of Thailand. Furthermore, this infographic catches the eye by indicating this is a great opportunity to taste Aussie and Thai meals and indicates the time, day, place and topic of the workshop.

Cultural Intelligence is explained using images and description of concepts. Then Hofstede’s intercultural dimensions model is explained through pictures, comparing Australia and Thailand in the six different dimensions while two of them are explained in more detail. 

Hall’s model of low-context versus high-context culture is presented indicating which one aligns more with Thailand and which one with Australia, as well as how communication is given and understood depending on the context.


Three examples

Three examples are presented through images. The first one is related to Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions, this is Masculinity versus Femininity in which Australia is seen as representing the Masculinity traits towards achievement while Thailand is identified with Femininity and nurturing. 

The second example indicates Individualism versus Collectivism through a picture, in which Thai people value the extent of power in their society more than Australians. 

The third example shows two pictures, one representing Hall’s low-context with two people talking, and the other one with two people greeting each other with a gesture, meaning that in the low-context communication is clear enough just verbally, but in high-context the gestures and non-verbal cues are very important to decode the meaning.


 Activities and strategies

The activities and strategies presented are based on developing intercultural integration through learning each other’s culture. 

This is achieved thanks to several activities, firstly, by booking their seats and choosing their meals in advance through the QR code presented, secondly, participating that day of the activities proposed. 

Two invitees from Thailand and Two from Australia will share some of their lessons learnt in the company during their last years of work and their perspectives. Then, traditional meals from Thailand and Australia will be displayed for everybody during lunch time. 

Lastly, the team members will participate in a game called Scape the Room in which participants need to work together to solve questions about their own languages to be able to escape the room.


The expected outcomes

The expected outcomes of the workshop is for team members to learn about cultural intelligence, appreciate cultural differences thanks to Hofstede’s intercultural model and understanding of Hall’s low-context and high-context cultures communication. 

That while having clear examples and enjoying the company and learning of each other’s cultures which are likely to improve future results in the company’s projects as well as increasing the cultural intelligence of the team members.






Written by Sergio Quintero, Designed by Sergio Quintero in Canva software, 2023, student of Master of Business Administration, Kaplan Business School, Melbourne, Australia.




REFERENCES

Ang, S., Vann, L., 2015, “Handbook of cultural intelligence, theory, measurement, and applications”, Routledge, Part 1 - Introduction, pp. 3-16.

Cultural Intelligence Center, 2023, “CQ drive, CQ knowledge, CQ action, CQ strategy”, CIC, retrieved 15 Jan 2023, <https://culturalq.com>

Hofstede Insights, 2023, Country Comparison, retrieved 16 January 2023, <https:// www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/australia/>

Alizadeh, A., 2021, “Humanitarian behavior across high-?low-context cultures: a comparative analysis”, Int J Humanitarian Action 6, article 2.










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