Topaasia webinar - Why are they so difficult?

During this webinar, you will laugh, learn, and learn to avoid your next cross-cultural disaster! In this edition with Daniela Fehring and Juha Ruuska, we will focus on the particular case Germany vs. Finland. We discuss, how to work with people who are not wrong, just different, and how to work around those differences, avoiding misunderstandings. What to expect? ?Learn what are the biggest business cultural differences between Germans and Finns: 5 differences that truly matter ?Understand better, how we can reach eye-level dialogues that focus on the solution while strengthening the relationship *** Daniela Fehring is a seasoned sinologist, facilitator, and consultant whose career has taken her from the lecture halls of Zurich to the boardrooms of multinational corporations. She has deep knowledge of Chinese and German cultures, combined with decades of experience in intercultural collaboration. Daniela has also created three Topaasia decks, designed to help international teams navigate cultural differences, identify misunderstandings early, and build stronger cooperation. These are some of the themes also discussed in this webinar, with concrete examples. Juha Ruuska has over 15 years of experience as a service design strategist, entrepreneur, and educator, with a passion for creating better learning cultures and helping design innovative services and businesses. Juha's core competencies include strategic culture consulting, strategic research, coaching and facilitation, many times using participatory methods and engaging serious games. Juha has a PhD in cultural studies, where he conducted a multidisciplinary research on the learning culture of communal entrepreneurship. See less