China, Patents and Cross-Cultural Innovation
Thanks to Dan Harris in my twitter network (twitter.com/danharris) for leading me to Aimee Barnes' blog and in particular her recent post, U.S.-China Business -- Check Your Stereotypes at the Door.
Building a multi-lingual and multi-cultural team with a wide array of professional experiences will fuel innovation, foster understanding and promote synergy with your global clients. I once read that entrepreneurs bring their best ideas to light following entry into a new environment. Maybe that’s why “35 percent of Microsoft’s 2008 patent applications in the US came from new inventions by visa and green card holders.” On the other hand, if you’re working in an environment where everyone looks like you, talks like you, thinks like you, and rivaled your college alma mater at one time or another, then you’re at an automatic disadvantage in today’s international playing field.
Aimee Barnes is a "professional business strategist [who] build[s] bridges between the US and China with effective communications, cross-cultural guidance, demographic analysis and market entry strategies."
The American Institute of Mediation Opens its Doors
In anticipation of working out Affiliated Organization agreements with SCMA and CDRC, current members of those two organizations (and others in the very near future) will receive special Enrollment Discounts as a benefit of your membership in either of those groups. Group Discounts are also available for groups of two or more registering together.
Please visit AIM's site for more details and additional course listings.
The American Institute of Mediation cordially invites you to elevate your mediation practice by joining us for one of our upcoming workshops. Advance registration is required.
Be sure to read about available discounts, including Bring A Friend, Group Discount and membership in one of AIM's Affiliated Organizations.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:
Harnessing the Power of the Master Mediator
with Lee Jay Berman & Doug Noll
Wednesday afternoon - Sunday afternoon, May 6-10, 2009
Mediating Divorce Agreement
with Jim Melamed
Wednesday - Sunday, May 13-17, 2009
Mediating Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution
with Ken Cloke
Thursday - Saturday, June 4-6, 2009
Beyond Yes: Deeper Wisdom and the Art of Negotiation
with Erica Ariel Fox
Thursday - Saturday, June 4-6, 2009
Settle More Cases by Mastering the Essence of Mediation
with Lee Jay Berman and Richard Millen
Thursday - Saturday, June 18-20, 2009
Building a Profitable Mediation / Collaborative Practice
with Forrest (Woody) Mosten
Thursday - Saturday, June 25-27, 2009
Post-Disaster Mediation Training
with Mel Rubin
Thursday - Friday afternoon, July 9-10, 2009
Mediating Mortgage Foreclosures
with Mel Rubin
Friday afternoon - Saturday, July 10-11, 2009
Mediating and Negotiating Commercial Cases
with Lee Jay Berman
Wednesday afternoon - Sunday afternoon, July 15-19, 2009
The AIM Institute is where leading mediators turn to continue their learning and career development.
WHERE:
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, USA 90049
The American Institute of Mediation delivers “World Class Training for the Complete Mediator”. Offering a unique and diverse curriculum whose sole purpose is to elevate a mediator's practice, the AIM Institute is where leading mediators turn to continue their learning and career development. Being free of academic constraints and embracing other disciplines allows the AIM Institute to expand the frontier of this developing profession by offering practical courses designed to make an immediate impact on a mediator’s practice. Our core faculty includes Lee Jay Berman, Ken Cloke, Erica Ariel Fox, Jim Melamed, Forrest (Woody) Mosten, Doug Noll and Mel Rubin.
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