world citizenship
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This presentation was made for a World Citizenship course at the Pontífica Universidad Catpolica del Ecuador. It was the support for a talk+conversation of what world citizenship means for future businesspeople.TRANSCRIPT
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
"intercultural coaching“, they call it.
http://www.eoc-intercultural.com
World Citizenship as a jobhttp://www.globalcoaches.com
