The goal of this chapter is to explain: why we need transcultural orientations as part of International Systems Institute (ISI) conversations; what we have achieved in past conversations, and, what we hope to achieve in future. Appropriate theory will be used to support the explanation where relevant.
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Horiuchi, Y. (2008). Transcultural Communications: Theory and Practice . In: Jenlink, P.M., Banathy, B.H. (eds) Dialogue as a Collective Means of Design Conversation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75843-5_9
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