world citizenship

World Citizenship a state of awareness

Vahid MasrourPontifica Universidad Católica del Ecuador

World Citizenship Chair

February 2010

(Planned) Topics

I. Intro: Who am i, and why am i here?II. The multi-cultural mindsetIII. World Citizenship and businessIV. World citizenship as a job

My son,Kalim Masrour

My wife,

Zaynab Gates

Vahid Masrour

Citizen of a country… because i just happened to be born

there?

Article 13(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

“Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”

“Let your vision be world-embracing, and not confined to your own self”

Bahá’u’lláh

Multi-Cultural Mindseta requirement of World Citizenship

How do we deal with human diversity?

So, what is a human being?

How do we deal with human

diversity?

Unity in Diversity

OK, but how do we achieve that?

A path to Unity in DiversityMoral Leadership, by Anello & Hernández

Initial encounter (with a culture that’s “different”)

Tension

Division in Diversity

Come together with an open mind

Understanding

A path to Unity in Diversity

Coming together with an open mind

Showing interest Tolerance

Endeavour to understand

A path to Unity in Diversity (2)

Understanding

affection

Esteem

Shared vision

A path to Unity in Diversity (3)

Shared vision

Unity in Diversity

World Citizenship The business perspective

• What does World citizenship have to do with business?

• Why would World Citizenship be a part of work?• How could world citizenship help a manager?

Creating a product/service in 2010

Requirements: USA

Design: Sweden

Miniaturization: Japan

Manufacture: China

Storage: Panamá

Distribution: Local

The enterprise in the XXIst Century

Virtual OrganizationNetwork Enterprise

a. Online participationb. Cultural sensitivityc. World-viewd. Collaboration

What skills will it require?

What will it look like?

World Citizenship as a Job

Vahid MasrourWorld Citizenship Coach

Cel (593) 99.044.027vahidm@gmail.comwww.tinyurl.com/vahidm

World Citizenship as a job

"intercultural coaching“, they call it.

http://www.eoc-intercultural.com

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