Using Games to build Cross Cultural Awareness

No matter who you are or where you live, what nation or culture you come from, you will need to recognize one very important truth when you do business with colleagues in other countries:

Other people - although they may dress like you, speak your language, or even work for the same company - may not be "just like you."

When you do business with companies in other countries, you are not just staying in a different hotel, eating a different meal, and meeting in a different office. You are entering someone else's world, and you need to understand it - the history of its people, the rules the culture runs by, and the way they view the business process.

Understanding does not come overnight. It will only come with the preparation, effort, and an open mind that the Cross-Culture Tour Game is designed to provide.

• Are you a sales manager setting up distribution channels?
• A service representative working with overseas colleagues to set up new systems?
• A manager helping to run an overseas subsidiary or open a new manufacturing plant?

Whatever your position, if you are interacting with people from other cultures, you need to know something about them. The Cross-Culture Tour Game can be an essential first step in that process.

Playing the Cross-Culture Tour Game

This fast-paced, interactive training program is more than a game - it can help your international business team get started on the right foot. It will help build the interpersonal and business skills of any employee who is working with colleagues from other countries and cultures.

The Game is typically played in groups of 3-8. You can determine the winner by progress or by time, making it a flexible tool for long or short sales meetings or training sessions. The rules encourage the players to discuss the issues raised by each game card, and to reflect on how they will fit into new situations.

The game includes a playing board, player pieces, dice, and a Basic Card Set with more than 500 questions in four categories. Special Card Sets are currently available for more than 20 specific countries or regions.

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