Thursday, July 6, 2017

Value of intercultural relationships

It's common for educators to laud the benefits of intercultural relationships in workplaces but Columbia University and other researchers have identified an added benefit - they contribute to creativity and innovation.

"People who had deep connections with someone from another culture experience growth in creativity - but this creative boost does not occur when people only have shallow connections with people from other cultures," said Adam Galinsky, Chair of the Management Division at Columbia Business School. In addition, he commented, "For example, we have consistently found that people who have lived abroad have an increase in creativity, but that travel abroad has very little effect. The deeper your connection, the deeper your understanding of this other culture, and the more creative you're going to become."

The full findings will be published in Journal of Applied Psychology at a future date.

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