Kizitio, from Zimbabwe, has a computer science degree and studied at the Wharton School of Business. Now, he's an entrepreneur, film maker, writer and thinker exploring the impact storytelling has on all facets of society and business.
He started The Tellers' Tribe, a body of storytellers who share the little known stories from their communities with the world. He's also a lover of Eastern philosophy, seeking peace and equinimity and a strong believer in the paradox that since nothing makes sense at all, thus everything is as it should be.
He loves a good challenge and sees presenting at Popcorn Club as his next one.
Let's have a discussion about whether or not in...
Let's have a discussion about whether or not intercultural relationships actually work. What elements need to be considered? What problems might arise in such relationships that wouldn't arise in non-mixed ones? Do the partners need to take special considerations? If so what are they? And how would that be handled? Are there any benefits to such relationships that don't exist in non-mixed ones? And if so, what are they, and do they stand the test of time?_x000D_
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There are fortunately few things we can all agree on. One, for example, is that relationships are hard, all relationships, they take work. So is an intercultural one inevitably going to involve more work? Secondly, we can agree that intercultural relationships bring excitement, and an environment for learning new things but, the question is whether or not this is beneficial to a long-term couple. While they make the beginning spicy, what about the next steps?_x000D_
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Let's have an intelligent and open-minded discussion about a phenomenon which is becoming more common by the day. Let's look at case studies and hard data and perhaps share our own experiences. Let's have an important, fun, and fascinating conversation!_x000D_
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让我们来讨论一下跨文化关系是否真的有效。需要考虑哪些因素?在这种关系中会出现什么问题,而在非跨文化的关系中,是否会出现这样的问题?在选择合伙人的时候有什么需要特别考虑吗?如果有,它们是什么?那该如何处理呢?这种关系是否有非跨文化关系所没有的好处?如果是的话,它们是什么,它们经得起时间的考验吗?_x000D_
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幸运的是,我们能达成一致的事情很少。举个例子,比如说恋爱很难,所有的恋爱都需要努力。那么,跨文化工作是否必然会涉及更多的努力呢?其次,我们都同意跨文化关系会带来兴奋和学习新事物的环境,但问题是这是否有利于长期的关系。一开始的时候这种关系可能新鲜刺激,那么接下来会怎样呢?_x000D_
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让我们对一个日益普遍的现象进行一次睿智而开放的讨论。让我们看看案例研究和数据,也许可以分享我们自己的经验。让我们进行一次重要、有趣的谈话吧!