Culture destroys silos

By Grant Hall. How culture builds business innovation and productivity.

The kids are alright. Reflections on music education and culture.

By Grant Hall. The importance of making music education fun.

Us and them, theirs and ours

By Grant Hall. Reflections on audience development, why haters hate and the perils of ‘us’ and ‘them’ thinking.

China’s strategy for exporting culture; an approach worth emulating

Low growth states should consider adapting the Chinese approach to exporting culture.

Corporate cultural diplomacy; how it works in practice (with examples)

By Grant Hall. Corporate cultural diplomacy is more than getting people together in a room and hoping they like each other.

Australia-Vietnam relations. Building trade, social capital and security through culture in Asia.

from the archives of wherewordsfailblog.com

Images of Black resistance

Kenji Wardenclyffe’s striking image from a racist rally in Melbourne is gaining global attention.

Cultural immersion trumps theoretical knowledge in international business.

Theoretical learning about cultural norms from courses and books can be a poor substitute to on-the-ground, in-country, cultural immersion learning.

Rolling with it: What Kevin Rudd, Matt and Brother Orange can teach us about international relations.

Contrasting Kevin Rudd’s Ted Talk ‘Are China and US doomed to conflict?’ with the tale of Matt and Brother Orange.

International business strategy, differentiation and the need to connect at a local level

P&G demonstrates the importance of differentiation and the need to connect with your consumer at a local level.

Beijing and Perth orchestras put Corporate Cultural Diplomacy into action.

By Grant Hall. A cultural engagement program between the China Philharmonic and the West Australia Symphony Orchestras is a good example of corporate cultural diplomacy.

Decoding a culture. Book review: THE DAILY ARTS by Phan Cẩm Thượng.

By Grant Hall. How art can help ‘decode’ a culture. An investigation into the arts and cultures of Vietnam.