Bridging Cultures: Multicultural Team Building and Cultural Awareness Workshop

In today’s globalised world, diverse teams are more common than ever. While diversity brings innovation and fresh perspectives, it can also lead to misunderstandings if cultural awareness and communication aren’t prioritised. This Bridging Cultures Workshop connects different communities within organisations, providing an interactive and safe environment where employees can explore, discuss, and better understand cultural differences.

This workshop highlights issues that staff may struggle to discuss openly through educative and personable sessions. Participants will leave with a greater understanding of how subjectivity influences their perceptions and practical strategies to foster collaboration in multicultural teams.

Key Outcomes:

By the end of this workshop, participants will:

Improve Cultural Competence:

Gain a deeper understanding of various cultures and how cultural differences impact the workplace.

Develop Better Communication Skills:

Learn how to communicate effectively across cultures, reducing misunderstandings and improving collaboration.

Enhance Multicultural Team Building:

Build more robust, more cohesive teams by fostering an environment of respect, understanding, and inclusivity.

Address Subjectivity and Unconscious Bias:

Recognize and mitigate the effects of subjectivity and unconscious biases in decision-making and interactions.

Create an Inclusive Workplace:

Learn actionable steps to create a workplace culture that embraces diversity and allows everyone to thrive.

  • Objective: Build awareness of the impact of culture on workplace dynamics.
  • Key Topics:
    • What is Culture? Definitions and Key Elements.
    • The Role of Culture in Communication Styles and Conflict Resolution.
    • Case Studies: Real-world examples of cultural misunderstandings in the workplace and how to avoid them.
  • Objective: Explore how individual experiences shape perceptions and impact teamwork.
  • Key Topics:
    • Defining Subjectivity: How our personal experiences influence our worldview.
    • Unconscious Bias: Recognizing and overcoming biases in the workplace.
    • Exercises: Self-reflection activities and group discussions on how subjectivity shapes interactions.
  • Objective: Learn techniques to improve communication in diverse teams.
  • Key Topics:
    • Cross-Cultural Communication: Navigating verbal and non-verbal cues across cultures.
    • Active Listening: Tools for improving understanding and reducing conflict.
  • Objective: Provide strategies for building more robust, more inclusive teams.
  • Key Topics:
    • Multicultural Team Dynamics: The strengths and challenges of working in diverse teams.
    • Leadership in Diverse Teams: Empowering leaders to foster inclusion.
    • Group Exercises: Collaborative team-building activities designed to strengthen bonds and improve mutual understanding.
  • Objective: Empower participants to create and implement workplace cultural inclusivity strategies.
  • Key Topics:
    • Developing Inclusive Policies: How to implement diversity and inclusion strategies within teams.
    • Creating Safe Spaces for Dialogue: Tools to facilitate ongoing cultural conversations.
    • Action Planning: Participants develop personalised action plans to take back to their teams.

Workshop Delivery Options

  • Duration: 6 hours, including breaks and lunch
  • Delivery: Interactive, in-person session with team-building activities, group discussions, and role-playing exercises.
  • Ideal For: Corporate teams, non-profit organisations, and educational institutions that prefer hands-on learning.
  • Duration: 4 hours with scheduled breaks
  • Delivery: Delivered via Zoom or another virtual platform, utilising breakout rooms for group discussions and role-playing exercises.
  • Ideal For: Remote teams or organisations with distributed workforces.
  • Duration: 2 sessions of 3 hours each, spread over two days.
  • Delivery: Combines all modules into two immersive sessions with post-workshop follow-up.
  • Ideal For: Organizations that prefer spreading out the learning experience or have scheduling constraints.

Pricing

Virtual Workshop

virtual session (up to 30 participants)

Includes

One live follow-up Q&A session (1 hour) post-workshop

Access to virtual workshop materials and resources

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Standard Package

per full-day workshop (up to 20 participants)

Includes

Access to post-workshop resources (videos, guides, etc.)

Pre-workshop consultation to tailor content to the organisation’s needs

Printed or digital materials for participants

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Premium Package

full-day workshop (up to 20 participants)

Includes

  • All features of the Standard Package
  • One follow-up session (1.5 hours) to address implementation challenges
  • Personalised action plans for each participant
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Group Discount

Schools, Colleges, and Universities: Educational institutions booking multiple sessions can receive discounts (10% off for 2+ workshops).

Corporate Discounts: 10% discount for organisations booking two or more workshops within six months.

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Why Choose This Workshop?

This workshop isn’t just about learning theories; it’s about applying real-world strategies that can be immediately implemented in your workplace. Facilitating difficult but necessary conversations and providing practical tools helps build stronger, more inclusive teams that thrive in multicultural environments.