Working Across Cultures Makes Us Less Automatic and More Thoughtful

At inensia, a conversation can start in Sofia, continue in Paris, get challenged in Cologne, and make more sense by the time it reaches San Juan.
What people usually notice first is the mix of cultures, but what they notice later is more interesting: how much they had been taking for granted before.

What “clear” sounds like, what feels rushed, what feels engaged, wow quickly trust is supposed to happen, or how much you can disagree without it becoming personal.

A multicultural team brings all of that to the surface, and that is where the value is – not in the usual “different perspectives” line, but in the fact that people become less automatic with each other – they start checking their assumptions earlier and leave more room for what others have to say.

That makes teams stronger in a very concrete way: you waste less energy on misreading people, and you have more energy for the work itself.

It also makes work feel better. People relax a bit more when they do not have to fit one narrow way of speaking, reacting, or thinking to be understood.

When was the last time you took something for granted, and realized there is maybe a better way of doing it after someone suggested something you totally haven’t thought of?