Interaction in cross-cultural environments requires individuals to know how their culture affects their perception and interpretation of social situations. According to the Council of Europe, each person simultaneously belongs to a constellation of cultural groups such as nations, ethnic groups, religious groups, cities, neighbourhoods, work organisations, occupational groups, sexual orientation groups, disability groups, generational groups, and families, to mention a few. Each individual has a unique position in terms of the cultural groups to which he or she belongs. Nevertheless, we are often ill-equipped to dig within ourselves in search of those affiliations that determine our unique cultural positioning.
The KP aims to support the participant’s reflection on cultural self-awareness and narration, which are needed to build a sensitive approach to intercultural encounters and interactions. Participants in the KP will design in small teams concepts of tools to support people in digging into themselves to increase awareness of their own cultural groups and to enhance how they communicate their cultural positioning to others.