Riding the waves of culture: Fons Trompenaars at TEDxAmsterdam

Why do we have so many crises? Fons Trompenaars uses his knowledge and experience of his mixed cultural background to explain how cultural differences often lead to misunderstandings between people, but also how to seize the opportunities that diversity brings to organizations, and the world.

Fons is recognised around the world for his work as consultant, trainer, motivational speaker and author of various books on all subjects of culture and business. As founder and director of Trompenaars Hampden-Turner (THT), an intercultural management firm, he has spent over 25 years helping Fortune 500 leaders manage and solve their business and cultural dilemmas to increase global effectiveness and performance.

[ANNAGABRIELLACOS]

Very fortunate to have heard him at Sony in U.S., I was able to get the kayakanteki point of view...Thank you!

[ursweingart]

Fantastic speech! 
I can't find the App though...

[silviodamico]

3min50 that punchline about americans being consultant in « avoiding financial crisis » really went over people’s head 😅😹

[lucasensimon]

I think it's called "culture for business"

[melitakurtovic]

What's the name of the App again?

[adnanbahattab]

The app called "Culture compass".. This is App Dr Fons was talking about in the video

[mastergluex]

Sir, Your punches are more concentrated than Russel Peter's.

[God_is_Justice]

Dude, America is a shining Star, which gives you light....

[karamqusai]

Greetings from Saxion HBO - (Iraq && the Netherlands)

[elenaking]

Opposites need more ideas, but not copy, nor processing, it means to have the sublimation of standing on a certain height. Single straight thinking already does not adapt to today's society, moreover graphic thinking does not adapt to the rapid development of science technology and human civilization. Stereoscopic 3D space should be eventually explored. It can better exert the power of culture.

[filippoiguera]

I am Italian and I felt bad for the car's incident joke...

[nicolechan]

Several wrong words in the English script

[thetruthwillsetyoufree]

Couldn't pack more cliches into 15 minutes. Funny at times, but wears off quite quickly and just comes over as simplistic, lazy and frankly rascist as times.