❓❓❓ Why is it so hard to "learn" new cultures ❓❓❓ As cultural broker and coach, I get this question all the time. For people like me who naturally adapt to new teams and topics, pick up cultural patterns and (10+) languages, it's all too clear. Picking up codes and switching to the right one is not only easy, but also creative and fun. I loved switching between 5 and more languages during one single meeting while working in the European Institutions in Brussels. But many of my customers and expats-to-be are struggling with this - and it's NOT about IQ or Leadership style, not about your own cultural background and NOT about the amount of information you pack into an intercultural or communications workshop. This is why not all workshops are created equal. 💡 Now I found an exciting study that explains different learning styles and explains what I have been doing all my life and in my professional trainings without having the right wording for it: 👉 Implicit learning and pattern recognition ❓ What does that mean? ➡️ It's not about how "smart" you are, it's about how your brain learns ➡️ It's not about the information itself, it's about how it is delivered and how you are nudged to digest and manage new information ➡️ It's not only about how your brain works now, but how we train it to work from now on, using the neuroplasticity of our brain ➡️ It's not about how much you know, but how you use and connect the different informations you have available ➡️ That's why I never suggest IQ tests for placements abroad or for expat preparations ➡️ That's why I never do Input-only How-To Lectures I prepared some slides about this phenomenon and the impact on intercultural postings, hirings and management for companies. I hope they trigger your pattern learning :-) 👉 Contact me for these implicit topics that can not just be lectured - based on the newest research and insights from neurology and science: ✅ Intercultural Management and Teams - Focus on China and Asia ✅ Communication ✅ Conflict Management & Medition ✅ Intercultural Strategic Business Development ✅ Social Media Content and Communication Strategies ————— #communication #training #workshops #learning #pattern #brainscience #neurology #bridgebuilder #interculturalcommunication #conflictmanagement #socialmedia #contentmarketing #China #ChinaBusiness #InterculturalCommunication #InterculturalComptence #patternrecognition #leadership #research #content #iq #hiringprocess

1. Why is it so hard
to learn new
cultures (and
languages)?
BRIDGEBUILDER EOOD / INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, TRAINING AND TEAMBUILDING

2. Because of Implicit
Intelligence and
Implicit Learning

3. is the ability to pick
up complex patterns
from the
environment -
without trying to
IMPLICIT INTELLIGENCE

4. A study by Krishna
Savani studies how
implicit intelligence
helps people learn
new cultures
IMPLICIT INTELLIGENCE

5. When it comes to
learning cultures,
a high IQ is not
necessarily helpful
ONE OF THE MOST SURPRISING
INSIGHTS:

6. In fact, sometimes it
may even hinder
performance
ONE OF THE MOST SURPRISING
INSIGHTS:

7. “Culture is too
complex, too
nuanced to learn
explicitly through
guidebooks and lists
of dos-and-don’ts”
THE STUDY SHOWS:

8. “Culture can’t be
learned actively”
THE STUDY SHOWS:

9. To get a deep &
substantial
understanding of a
new culture you
need ... interaction
& exposure
THE STUDY SHOWS:

10. This activates the
brain’s implicit
learning
mechanisms
THE STUDY SHOWS:

11. Implicit learning is
also one of the
precursors of
intuition
THE STUDY SHOWS:

12. Measuring implicit
intelligence is not as
straightforward as
explicit aptitudes
such as IQ
THE STUDY SHOWS:

13. How quickly you
incidentally pick up
recurring patterns
from the
environment
without trying to
IMPLICIT APTITUDE EQUALS:

14. Companies often
perform evaluations
including
personality, IQ, and
EQ before sending
staff abroad
WHY THIS MATTERS

15. But most don’t know
about the
importance of
implicit aptitude
when it comes to
learning cultures
WHY THIS MATTERS

16. Implicit intelligence
might matter as
much as these other
forms of intelligence
WHY THIS MATTERS

17. From people with
similar
qualifications those
with the highest
implicit aptitude will
probably fare better
FOR EXPAT ASSIGNMENTS

18. This is also true for
executives in
managerial
positions
FOR EXPAT ASSIGNMENTS

19. Companies need to
test for good sense
of complex
recurring patterns in
the environment
FOR EXPAT ASSIGNMENTS

20. Candidates with a
holistic view and
understanding of
the organization
THAT MEANS...

21. Implicit intelligence
is about pattern
recognition in order
to inform decisions
THAT MEANS...

22. This applies to
executives making
complex decisions
as well as to anyone
learning new
cultures

23. In order to activate
our implicit
mechanisms when
learning new
cultures, we need
exposure
HOW TO TRAIN THAT?

24. That is just the
opposite of what
many expats have -
before or during the
assignment
HOW TO TRAIN THAT?

25. Interact with locals.
Let your implicit
systems receive
feedback from
subtle social cues
HOW TO TRAIN THAT?

26. Let your implicit
learning system do
its work
HOW TO TRAIN THAT?

27. It means a different
approach
THAT DOESN'T MEAN ZERO
PREPARATION

28. All Studies show the
negative effects of
zero preparation
ZERO PREPARATION IS NOT ENOUGH

29. Based on
Neuroscience and
Research
BUT YOU CAN SCREEN AND PREPARE
MORE EFFECTIVELY

30. For preparing
international and
expat assignments
and teams - Contact
me
HOW TO TRAIN THAT?

31. And let‘s stay in
touch!
https://ehanes.net
https://www.linkedin.com/in/e
mihanes/
THANK YOU