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Trump, Trade, and Tariffs | Understanding the Cultural Forces Behind the Current Global Shifts
The surprising shifts in American foreign policy under Trump aren't just political—they're deeply cultural. Marco Blankenburgh and Rana Nejem break new ground by applying KnowledgeWorks' Three Colors of Worldview framework to decode global politics, revealing patterns that traditional analysis misses entirely. Trump's leadership represents a seismic shift from America's traditional innocence-guilt orientation (centered on laws and being "right") to a power-fear approach
Jun 30
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The Beauty of Power
power is an ever-present & omnipresent reality that should be exuberantly embraced and unabashedly employed for the maximization of those...
Aug 14, 2023
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Three Colors of Worldview in Traffic
Part 4 of 4 In the previous part, we discussed a few ways in which the 12 Dimensions of Culture play out in traffic. Have you ever been...
Feb 25, 2022
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Cultural Drivers and Traffic Jams
When a system begins to undermine what it was originally intended to facilitate. Part 1 of 4 It happens all too often: One step forward;...
Sep 16, 2021
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The Inter-Cultural Manager: Fostering Collaboration
The Inter-Cultural Manager, Part 4 of 4 Collaboration requires me to move past stereotypes of others and learn to understand, respect,...
Sep 22, 2020
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The Inter-Cultural Manager: Developing Your People
The Inter-Cultural Manager, Part 3 of 4 How can I unlock healthy dialogue about personal development on my team? Creating an environment...
Sep 6, 2020
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The Inter-Cultural Manager: Directing and Delegating
The Inter-Cultural Manager, Part 1 of 4 “My boss doesn’t give sufficient details when I get delegated a task. But I think that asking...
Aug 9, 2020
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Three Colors of Worldview
In computer displays, millions of colors are created by mixing only three primary colors: Red, Green, and Blue. In a similar way, every...
Feb 21, 2020
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7 Popular Articles on Three Colors of Worldview
Dive deeper into applications of the Three Colors of Worldview The Three Colors of Worldview is a simple but powerful discovery tool that...
Nov 11, 2019
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The Key to Creating a Healthy Coaching Environment
ICI Coaching, Part 1 Unlocking motivation helps you create a Third Cultural Space in which a coaching relationship can thrive. There are...
Aug 20, 2018
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Trust and the Workplace Coaching Journey
It is difficult to establish trust with everyone in an inter-culturally complex workplace. In our increasingly global and...
May 27, 2018
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Workplace Coaching and the Third Cultural Space
The essence of the coaching journey is the establishment of a third cultural space Establish your third cultural space early in the...
May 9, 2018
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Coaching That Taps Into Cultural Drivers
Coaching and the remapping of motivation, Part 1 of 2 The prevalent ideas of motivation in executive coaching need some remapping, and...
Apr 5, 2018
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Three Colors of Worldview in Action
How an Innocence-Guilt question led to dishonor in an Honor-Shame context From time to time, we share stories that illustrate lessons we...
Aug 8, 2016
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Cultural Agility in the Workplace
A Power-Fear Story: working with corporate leaders to effect deep and lasting corporate change The 1940 book Anna and the King relates...
May 30, 2016
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Mastering Finance in a Global World
How approaches to financial matters differ according to worldview Applying international financial best practice may not produce the...
Aug 26, 2014
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Reading Contracts Through a Different Lens
Three Colors of Worldview Series: How we see and use contracts is dependent on our Worldview How different Worldviews see contracts In...
Jul 23, 2014
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What Went Wrong?
Learning from our own experience, Part 2 of 3 As we explained in Part 1, having engaged the services of a terrific web development...
Apr 16, 2014
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Knowledgeworkx Enters Uncharted Territory
Learning from our own experience, Part 1 of 3 This story took place several years ago. We had just made the decision to build our brand...
Mar 31, 2014
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Case in Point
Part 3 of 3 Series: Multicultural Team Benefits from In-House ICI Training It may surprise you to learn what these colleagues found out...
Mar 13, 2014
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Talent Selection Missteps for Innocence-Guilt –Oriented Recruiters
Part 2 of 2 In this second part of Talent Selection Missteps, we look at how to shore up weaknesses, capitalize on strengths, and...
Jan 30, 2014
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