Academy for Diversity and Innovation

What ticks doesn’t always click.

Most organisations are learning that the hard way.

They hire across cultures, generations, disciplines, and languages.
They tick every box.

And then… nothing clicks.

Not because the people are wrong.
Because no bridges were built between them.

So meetings stay polite.
Decisions stay slow.
The loudest voice wins.
And the best idea in the room never gets said.

✨ One skill changes this.

Diversity doesn’t automatically create innovation.
Transcultural competence is what unlocks it.

🎯 Swipe through to see what this looks like in practice.

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Want to explore it live?

📍 Free webinar
🗓️ May 21
🕒 15:30–16:30 CEST

🎙️ Speaker:
Transcultural competence expert, CEO of intercultures España & LATAM , and co-founder of Academy for Diversity and Innovation .

🌍 Inspired by the .project.icc Erasmus+ project

🔗 Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/K5NP_OG8RO2lNK6EGBOGkQ #/registration

♻️ Share this with someone working in an international or diverse team.

🤔 What if the real challenge in global teams is not diversity itself, but how we work with it?

Global teams do not fail because people are different.
They struggle because differences are often invisible, unmanaged or reduced to stereotypes.

Culture matters, but so do personality, communication styles, professional habits, power dynamics and expectations around trust, feedback and decision-making.

💡 Many teams are diverse on paper, but still face misunderstanding, slow decisions, weak feedback culture and invisible exclusion.

✨ Join us: Transcultural tools for leading diverse teams

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Transcultural competence expert, CEO of intercultures España & LATAM , co-founder of Academy for Diversity and Innovation .

💬 Inspired by ELEVATE Erasmus+ research .project.icc, this session explores transcultural competence: how to recognise differences, build shared meaning, trust, and better ways of working across complexity. This event supports .

📅 May 21, 2026 | 🕒 15:30–16:30 CEST | 💻 Online (Zoom) | 💸 FREE
👉 Register:
https://cutt.ly/ntKBFnoP

ELEVATEProject

Do the best ideas really get heard? 🤔

We like to think they do.
But research from Harvard Business Review shows something else.

Accent bias can shape who gets attention—
even when ideas are equal.

🧠 More effort to process
🤝 Less perceived trust
📉 Less engagement

🌍 In global teams, this matters.
It influences who is heard, seen, and recognized.

Inclusion isn’t just about diversity.
It’s about giving every idea a fair chance to be heard.

👉 Swipe the carousel above to learn how accent bias works

💬 Pause & reflect:
Whose voice might be overlooked?

🔗 Article's link:
https://hbr.org/2026/03/research-how-the-accent-penalty-determines-who-gets-heard

Este 8M, ¿te apetece una conversación distinta? ✨

Cuerpo.
Energía.
Identidad.
A partir de los 40.

No solo sobre visibilidad, derechos o liderazgo externo.

Sino sobre el liderazgo interno que emerge, con fuerza, en esta etapa 🌿

📅 09 de marzo de 2026
⏰ 19:00–20:00h CET
💻 Webinar online

“Lidera tu segunda mitad: cuerpo, energía e identidad a partir de los 40”

A partir de los 40 muchas mujeres sienten un giro interno:
Menos tolerancia al ruido.
Más necesidad de verdad.
Límites más claros.
Y una pregunta que insiste: ¿hacia dónde voy ahora? 🧭

Exploraremos juntas ✨
🔹 Cuerpo · Volver a habitarte con presencia 🧘‍♀️
🔹 Energía · Recuperar tu ritmo ⚡
🔹 Identidad · Soltar lo que ya no eres 🔄
🔹 Dirección · Decidir con claridad 🎯

No se trata de “arreglarte”.

Se trata de liderarte con más verdad, más calma y más dirección 🤍

Imparte: Melissa Sapmaz, CPCC y founder de Bare Woman.

Una propuesta poco habitual para este 8 de marzo.
Menos discurso externo, más escucha interna 💜


Aquí puedes registrarte:
✅https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/P2InAegwS3WRWkxeJl2qBw

Looking to deepen your knowledge of mergers and acquisitions as powerful tools for business growth? 🚀📈

New Approaches to Mergers and Acquisitions by Fons Trompenaars and Peter Woolliams offers fresh insights on how organizations, big or small, can successfully navigate the complexities of mergers, alliances, and acquisitions to secure long-term success. 🤝🔄

The book explores organizational life cycles and shows how strategic consolidation can boost core strengths, open up new markets, and create powerful synergies. 🌱🔗 Combining academic research with real-world case studies, it provides practical methods for sustainable integration. 📚💡

Perfect for business leaders, consultants, and policymakers, it also includes exclusive app-based content to help you apply these concepts effectively. 📲✨

Book link:
🔗 https://bookstore.emerald.com/new-approaches-to-mergers-and-acquisitions-pb-9781837088294.html

😉 Haven’t signed up for the Diversity & Innovation Conference yet?

Join us for this free pre-conference session and get a taste of what’s coming!

📌 November 12 | 18:30 CET | Zoom

Before we meet, under the Andalusian sun or through the screens on Zoom, let’s connect!

✨ Meet the Speakers is our interactive warm-up session that kicks off the conversations before the Diversity & Innovation Conference 2025 officially begins.

This gathering is your chance to meet our speakers, feel the pulse of our community, and start building compatibility across cultures and sectors.

Together we will:
🌍 Explore the megatrends shaping our World Café with Livingstone Thompson, PhD, guided by Barbara E. Prendota, who will lead this collective journey where dialogue becomes innovation.

🤝 Experiment with a speed version of our Peer Consulting Labs with Anna Jakielaszek, and learn how to get the most out of your conference experience, using diversity as your superpower.

💬 Connect with speakers and fellow participants, discover common ground, practise transcultural competence, and experience what meaningful collaboration looks like.

Plus, get inspired by:
🎙 Barbara Covarrubias Venegas – Inclusive Facilitation: Designing Meetings and Learning Spaces that Work for Everyone
🎙 Csaba Toth – Strategic Advantage in Times of Uncertainty: Measure What Matters!
🎙 – The Transcultural Learning Movement: How to Get Involved and Benefit from the .project.icc.

✨ Register here to get the link: https://cutt.ly/cr6aZl9G

😉 Only 17 days to go until Diversity meets Innovation! 🌍✨

📅 November 21–22, 2025
📍 Benalmádena (Málaga, Spain) & on Zoom

Join us for two days of connection, insight, and inspiration, where diversity sparks innovation and ideas come to life!

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this transformative experience ✨

👉 Register today: https://landing.meetingapplication.com/event/diversity-innovation-conference-malaga-online6993

😊 This is what community looks like.
A moment from our call with the incredible speakers of the Diversity & Innovation Conference 2025, connecting across time zones, cultures, and experiences ✨

We’re not just planning a conference.
We’re co-creating a space for bold ideas, real conversations, and human connection.

💬 Want to be part of it?
Whether you're joining us onsite in Málaga or online from anywhere — you belong in this room.

🎟️ Get your ticket today and meet the voices shaping the future of inclusion, leadership, and innovation:
👉 https://lnkd.in/e8bd2HES

Although they couldn't be on the call, these amazing speakers are also part of this event: Fons Trompenaars, Andy Pring, Dr. Michele Angeline V., David Rigby, Mirka Molnar Lachka, Marta García-Valenzuela, Mohamed El Amrani, Jacek Skyski S., Francisco Gallego, Vince Stevenson, Anna Jakielaszek, Lina Klemkaite, Piotr Pluta, George Simons, Aminata Soucko, Ridha Mejri & Tabita Luis 😊✨