Bring People Together-the Power of Interaction: diversophy®Gaming for Cultural&Linguistic Competence

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Dr. George F. Simons | Bring People Together - the Power of Interaction: diversophy® Gaming for Cultural and Linguistic Competence
June 21st, 2023
Abstract:
Dr. George Simons, assisted by current diversophy® game developers, will introduce the dynamics of #gamification for #Intercultural competence and #language absorption in this interactive webinar. You will learn about creating and using games in academic, social, and organizational contexts. We will trace the half-century journey that has led us from using games to simply impart factual knowledge to our contemporary emphasis of using them as a safe space to support the dynamics of identity formation and the creation, building, modification, and sharing of cultural experience and connections. Relying on contemporary research in neuroscience and cognitive psychology, we will study how gaming can engender exploration and creation of human stories leading to the creation of #empathy, #synergy, and #collaboration.
ℹ️ For more information about diversophy®, please visit www.diversophy.com/
Bio:
GEORGE F. SIMONS, MA, DMin
Consultant and trainer specializing in diversity, intercultural communication, and negotiation, he holds a master’s degree from Notre Dame University and a psychology doctorate from Claremont Graduate School. He designed and conducted leadership coaching for managers working in BNP Paribas Bank and in the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) as well as delivered extensive intercultural negotiation training for numerous corporations, humanitarian NGOs, and the Asian Development Bank. He is the creator and Editor of the diversophy® series of intercultural learning tools and has collaborated in developing online and customized versions of over 100 of these training games. A staunch supporter of benchmarking and DE&I, Dr. Simons has authored and contributed to such books as Seven Ways, Putting Diversity to Work, EuroDiversity , Global Competence, Working Together (multimedia version for the Canadian Department of National Defence), Men & Women, Partners at Work, Transcultural Leadership, Questions of Diversity and the Cultural Diversity Fieldbook and Cultural Diversity Sourcebook, Not my Type, a UK video diversity training program. A major contributor to Cultural Detective ® training instruments, his articles, reviews and free resources are available on request. Born in the USA, he has lived in Germany, The Netherlands, and currently in France and has worked in over 50 countries around the world. He has served on the governing boards of SIETAR France and Europa. He speaks fluent English, German, French, Spanish, some Dutch, Russian, Indonesian, and Italian. He manages the LinkedIn group of SIETAR Europa and serves on its Communications Committee.
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