Academy for Diversity and Innovation

What if diversity is only the starting point? 🌍😊

Having different perspectives in a team is valuable. But diversity alone doesn’t automatically lead to better collaboration.

Different ways of communicating, different expectations, and different approaches to working can shape how teams connect and work together. The difference isn’t the problem. How we work with it matters.

👉 Swipe through the carousel to explore the shift from diversity to collaboration.

And if you’re interested in taking this one step further, the Transcultural Competence Lab: Refined Experience offers a practical opportunity to explore the ELEVATE ELEVATE methodology first-hand. 💡

✨ What will you explore in the Lab?
💡 A practical introduction to the ELEVATE methodology
🤝 Exchange and learn with professionals working across cultures
🧠 Reflect on your own professional context
🚀 Discover practical ideas you can bring into your work
✨ Explore how transcultural competence can support better collaboration

📅 15 September 2026
🕓 16:00–18:00 CEST
💻 Online via Zoom
👥 Limited places · Application required

👉 Interested in joining? Find the registration details and application information in the carousel.

Leadership

Do you want to work better across cultures? 🌍

If yes… 😊

The Transcultural Competence Lab is back, in an improved format! ✔️

Join us for the Transcultural Competence Lab: Refined Experience, a focused 2-hour online experience to explore the ELEVATE elevate.project.icc methodology first-hand.

Together, we will explore how transcultural competence can help us unlock the potential of diversity and create better collaboration across cultures:
🔍 Recognize
🤝 Connect
🚀 Elevate
🎯 Implement with Impact

✨ What you will get:
💡 Explore the four-step ELEVATE Framework
🤝 Exchange ideas and learn with professionals working across cultures
🚀 Discover practical ideas you can bring directly into your work
🧠 Gain new perspectives and inspiration for your teams

The Lab is designed for HR, L&D and DEI professionals, trainers, consultants, facilitators and leaders working with diverse and multicultural teams.

🗣️ Facilitated by , CEO of intercultures España & LATAM intercultures_es
and co-author of ELEVATE elevate.project.icc.
📅 15 September 2026
🕓 16:00–18:00 CEST
💻 Online via Zoom

✨ Free participation | Limited places | Application required

💭 What could change in your team if cultural understanding became a starting point for better collaboration?

📝 Complete the application form to receive the Zoom registration link:
https://cutt.ly/9yumCp8i

We look forward to exploring how we can work better across cultures together. 🌍

🌍 Transcultural Competence Lab: Refined Experience

😊 Our Transcultural Competence Lab is back — in an improved format! ✔️

After our first Lab, we received a great deal of positive and constructive feedback 🙏 We also heard from many people who wanted to participate but couldn't attend ✨

We listened, refined the experience, and slightly changed the format to make it even better.

Join us on 15 September for a focused, two-hour online experience and explore the ELEVATE methodology first-hand.

Together, we'll guide you through the four steps:
🔍 Recognize
🤝 Connect
🚀 Elevate
🎯 Implement with Impact

Expect:
✨ Experiential exercises
💭 Reflection on your own professional context
🌍 Exchange with participants from diverse backgrounds
💡 Practical ideas you can apply immediately in your work

🗣️ The session will be facilitated by , CEO of intercultures España & LATAM intercultures España & LATAM, Founder of the Academy for Diversity and Innovation Academy Diversity & Innovation, co-author of the ELEVATE project and co-author of the methodology.

👥 Perfect for HR, L&D and DEI professionals, trainers, consultants, facilitators, educators, and leaders working with diverse, international or multicultural teams.

🎉 Participation is FREE!
As places are limited, all participants are asked to complete a short application as part of the registration process.

📅 15 September
🕓 16:00–18:00 CEST
💻 Online via Zoom
👥 Limited places available

🔗 Step 1: Register via Zoom
https://cutt.ly/4yumOiRP

📝 Step 2: Complete the application form (Typeform)
Help us get to know you, understand your motivation, and ensure a diverse and engaging learning experience for all participants.
https://intercultures.typeform.com/to/B4nkMwjs

We look forward to welcoming you to the Lab 💙
See you on 15 September! 😊🙌

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

👤
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