Tuesday 14 July 2009

One of my Workshops at Novo Nordisk

Well... little misquotes here and there... but as Adrianne galisteu (brazilian über nothing) says: there is not such thing as bad press! This is a little article about one of my workshops... I feel proud about these workshops I create, translating certain thoughts and concepts into living and dynamic experiences. Taking business people out of their desks, making them dance (without even noticing they are dancing), moving and REALLY throwing a bomb into their comfort zones... and... they love it!

How do we respond to globalisation
23/06/2009
Globalisation. The term itself sounds like something very modern and academic....
But is it really? A recent LearnShop arranged by the Global Quality Identity Programme, dealt with globalisation and how we respond to it in a - to many of the participants - entirely new and unorthodox way.
The facilitator, Brazilian actor Marcello Bosschar, took the learnshoppers on a trail around the globe. Exploring cultural traits from Brazil to India, from China to Denmark. Inviting them to take a step out of their comfort zones and into a world of exploration of cultural boundaries, assumptions and group distinctiveness.
'The key challenge', said Marcello Bosschar, is using only the right side of your brains in order to explore feelings, imagination and risk taking".
"Our goal will be to understand how different we all are and how differently we perceive the world around us", continued Marcello. "The way we perceive even the most basic things around us such as colours, words and social codes can take unexpected turns depending on the context".
And so they did on this morning in the fitness gym in the basement at Nybrovej. 24 people from Global Quality took part in the LearnShop and were in for a real challenge on working only with their bodies and the right side of their brains.
And so through theatre games and exercises, the globalisation LearnShop offered a brief moment where the learnshoppers got a glimpse of how the external influences such as the use of space, language and culture can either work in our favour or against us.
No doubt, the learnshoppers left this morning session with a whole bunch of new reflections about globalisation.
The Global Quality LearnShops have been developed as part of the GQ Identity Programme as a means to share knowledge and experiences as well as to strengthen the common Global Quality Identity.

3 comments:

Viralata said...

Amor teve até a 'über nothing' estreando no teu blog haushauhs
Beijos

Alexandra Maia said...

Marcello, querido,
Adorei seu blog. Adorei seus texos. Parabéns pelo "open mind" job.
Ah, e adorei ver o Caetano. Oi, Caetano!!!!
Posta mais fotos da ilha, da casinha, da praia e da família!
bj,

Marcello said...

Queridíssimos, quero mesmo é que voces dois venham logo, correndo, me visitar!!! Beijo enorme...