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Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials
Languages

Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials

...think of when the term ‘culture’ is mentioned? It is likely that the first images that come to mind are related to everyday situations and behaviours. However, the Iceberg metaphor shown in Figure 1 illustrates that there are many assumptions, values, beliefs and customs that are deeply rooted and condition our behaviours, but which, crucially, are not necessarily...
Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place
History & The Arts

Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place

...think about their values on a range of subjects from environmentalism and agriculture to corporate advertising and new technologies.” This activist spirit stems from what The Guardian has called the “greatest protest song ever”. Young wrote the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song “Ohio” in May 1970 in response to the shootings of four Kent State University...
Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
Languages

Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech

...think that talking to himself was truly useful. I do too; so may you. At that time, as I watched the film, my head was almost constantly pondering on the issue of talking to oneself. I had just embarked on The Open University’s EdD programme, following a spark of curiosity that woke me up from my language teaching routine. One of my students in the language laboratory,...
When two worlds collide: achieving wisdom in online groups
Science, Maths & Technology

When two worlds collide: achieving wisdom in online groups

...think you have to come up with an idea, or a hook, or a shtick. How M World came together Transcript I was also influenced by people like Sam Harris and his writing on Waking Up and this idea that we're in our own heads all the time. What is M World expected to achieve? Transcript One of the most simplest and perhaps most obvious thing it does is underline what is good...
Understanding Classical terms
History & The Arts

Understanding Classical terms

...thinking about dates from the Classical period, remember that BC years (as opposed to AD years) count backwards. Browse along the Timeline to get a feel for some of what happened between 1250 and 100 BC, from roughly the date of the Trojan War to Roman domination of the Mediterranean, Europe and beyond. Ancient terms and taking it further We sometimes use Greek or Latin...
The Death of Socrates
History & The Arts

The Death of Socrates

...think, who was the wisest and justest, and the best man I have ever known" (Phaedo, 118). Socrates' influence was felt immediately in the actions of his disciples as they formed their own interpretations of his life, teachings, and death, and set about forming their own philosophical schools and writing about their experiences with their teacher. Of all these writings we...
Redundancy - what are your next steps?
Education & Development

Redundancy - what are your next steps?

...think and give advice on how to present yourself positively in future applications. Redundancy can provide space and time to review your career options. You may find completing career self assessment activities a useful way to help identify your skills, strengths and weaknesses. Knowing your skills can help broaden your job prospects, perhaps moving on to explore gaps in...
Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence

...think carefully about their response and communicate it effectively, which can help the respondent identify possible weaknesses in their own understanding of a topic if they struggle to articulate it well. Inquiries also identify some key vocabulary or terms that can be used to inform further independent research. Responses submitted as part of the call for evidence are...