Layout of Interactive Workshop on Cross-Cultural Differences and Emotional Intelligence

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The layout of the Interactive Workshop designed to address cross-cultural differences
and emotional intelligence
The proposed workshop for the identification of cultural diversity and emotional intelligence
is divided into six modules; each module will correspond to five different learning objectives
as prescribed by the class. Here we are presenting the summary layout of the proposed
workshop in a table form. This workshop will last for two working days and cover a duration
of 17 hours including two lunch breaks.
Activity Details Purpose
1. 1 Hour Icebreaker: Formal Introduction of the
group with detail about the cultural
background.
Familiarizing session.
2. Two and
Half
hour...
Short Essay about the Trains in the
country and discussion session.
To establish the advantages of a
cross-cultural group in the
process of adding a new
viewpoint and speed up the
process of decision making.
How a group made of cross-
cultural people can explore
more tangents of any given
problem (Laroche, 2012).
3. Half
Hour
Chinese Whisper How to fill in the
communication gap when
individuals have linguistic and
cultural barriers (Kumar, 2010).
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4. Lunch
5. One and
Half
Hour
Diversity Ball To develop a cross-cultural
tolerance among the individuals
and inflict a thought process
among them where they can
observe certain individuals with
a different lens view.
6. Two and
Half
Hour
Face Value Cards How to judge a person on his
face value and then based on
the value of his designation in a
cross-cultural organization
(McDonald, 2012).
7. End of
the
session
for the
day one
8. Day 2
9. Two
hours
Reflective on a Ted-Ed Video and
discussion
Impact on leadership and
decision making and the display
of emotions in various cultures.
10. Two
Hours
A debate on Hippie culture, its
advantages, and disadvantages.
To develop an understanding of
the subculture inside the main
cultural streams.
11. Lunch
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