Intercultural Training Creativity

Creativity in intercultural training is the ability to move learners beyond their traditional mind-sets in a manner that engages the whole person, is applicable to their lives and work, and both supports and challenges the development of their intercultural competence. Training that fails to engage and stimulate will fall short of enabling participants to achieve their learning objectives. Creativity is both what the trainer must bring to the environment and what the learner must be able to access in order to be competent. Without it, training will be of little use to the learner.

This entry explains why creativity is crucial in intercultural training; the elements of creativity in intercultural training; and the common prerequisites for developing, and strategies for maintaining, creativity in intercultural training.