G-Lab-2b – ThinkTank Intercultural Communication

A clear trend that can currently be observed in Western politics (and the traditional media): real peace cannot be achieved as long as there is a demand for the other party to first accept one's own values and moral principles. So why is it so difficult to openly promote peace today? Or more precisely: why, even though there is constant…

This first phase of the ECOOPx research has been an intense and sometimes as well chaotic, but as well a deeply rewarding process. It started with a simple and powerful question: "How can cooperation emerge in an intercultural crisis and conflict environment?" Now, as we reach the conclusion of phase 1 in our research journey, I want to take a…

Crises, as we usually understand them, are not only objective facts; they are also constructions of different perceptions. For example: Five percent inflation can be interpreted as an economic crisis or as part of a normal economic cycle. A wave of migration can be perceived as a humanitarian challenge or as an uncontrollable threat. So who determines what constitutes a…

I have been observing for some time that in the field of academic education ( and research ) a central question of our time is being raised: how can we design interdisciplinary cooperation in universities in a way that responds to the challenges of an increasingly complex world? A VUCA world, a BANI world. It is about more than just…

I will develop in this article the hypothesis that we live in an age where simple answers are “thrown around like confetti” to cover up very complex issues. But anyone who examines the depth of our world senses that this simplicity is deceptive. The progress we often think we see in our world is perhaps just a new wrapper for…

Article written by Javier Wilhelm Wainsztein - Spanish original to be found here After more than three decades working as a psychologist and mediator, I have witnessed how diversity has gone from being an abstract concept to become a reality that profoundly shapes our daily lives. In my experience accompanying individuals and groups in transformation processes, I have been able…

In social sciences, game theory (originally used in mathematics) has become a fundamental tool for understanding and transforming human dynamics in the context of uncertainty. This approach invites us to see interactions not only as confrontations between opposing interests but as opportunities to build agreements that benefit all parties involved. In times of social transformation, this perspective acquires special relevance…

Article written by: Rita Burgett Martell “Leaders don’t create followers; they create more leaders.” — Tom Peters I was a shy sixteen-year-old, afraid of my own shadow, the summer I worked at our local hospital. The Director of Nursing was a strong, loud, powerful, woman dressed in the white, starched uniform that the nurses wore back then. She intimidated me…

Social media recommendation algorithms, often criticized for their interest in generating more visibility and engagement by fostering division and radicalization, hold a unexplored potential: they could steer digital discourse in a more constructive and cooperative direction (without losing their focus of interest; generating visibility and engagement). At a time when polarization and fragmentation not only shape discourses, but also divide…

To better understand the title, it is important that you first travel with me into the world of physics. Imagine globalization as a force similar to gravity. Gravity keeps the planets in their orbit and allows us to walk on the surface of the earth, it affects everything and everyone, regardless of whether we are aware of it or want…