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Cultural Inclusion with Tina Merry

January 03, 2023 • Juney Dijkstra, Tina Merry • Season 2 • Episode 18

This session featured host Juney and guest Tina Merry, exploring what's meant by cultural diversity plus how our cultural values impact the way we navigate life, including how we communicate, plan and get work done.

A game development industry veteran, Tina leverages global leadership experiences to support cultural inclusion, innovation and production excellence particularly when working with distributed teams.

You can find the Slides and Handout here:
https://tinamerryconsulting.ca/events/cultural-inclusion-for-game-producers/

Please share with peers that could benefit from these insights & experiences!

Organised with the amazing support of our event producer Fitzgerald Lewis & our Supporters ♡

Resources Cited & Recommended for further study:
Driven by Difference - Dave Livermore
https://davidlivermore.com/driven-by-difference/

Expand your Borders - Dave Livermore
https://davidlivermore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sample_EYB.pdf

The Culture Map - Erin Meyer
https://erinmeyer.com/books/the-culture-map/

CQ related blogs and general resources:
https://tinamerryconsulting.ca/blog/
https://davidlivermore.com/blog/
https://culturalq.com/about-cultural-intelligence/blog/

CQ Research:
https://culturalq.com/about-cultural-intelligence/research/
https://culturalq.com/products-services/assessments/cultural-values-profile/

Assessment/self guided development journey (or reach out to Tina directly!):
https://www.learncq.com/cq-pathway/

Link to complete a culture profile using Erin Meyer's model:
https://hbr.org/2014/08/whats-your-cultural-profile

Geert Hofstede - The 6D model of national culture
https://geerthofstede.com/culture-geert-hofstede-gert-jan-hofstede/6d-model-of-national-culture/

Hofstede's country insights and comparison tool:
https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/

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