Intercultural Framework by Mark Yettica-Paulson

“In the Yellow Pragmatic Space, we have to free ourselves from the pressure to never get it wrong and focus more on what it takes to make it right together. Get things done in the Yellow Space Human Beings are also Human Doings – we work, we construct, we collaborate, we create, we compete, we […]

The “Tracks” between each space within the Intercultural Framework are just as important. These black and white “tracks” show us that WE EACH start and journey from a Deep Purple Space of deep cultural memory to the next spaces of practice, teaching, pragmatics and innovation. The tracks allow for movement (backwards, forward, sideways) when we

“In the Green Innovation Space, we create hybrid solutions, we innovate and we focus on WHY. Working interculturally can provide the opportunity to develop ideas that don’t belong to one culture alone, but is bringing together something greater for all of us to share in.” Hybrid solutions in the Green Space Working inter-culturally can provide

“The Blue Space serves to gather people together to participate in activities to strengthen identity and belonging. The intent and purpose of this space is to activate cultural expression and affirm distinctiveness.” – Mark Yettica-Paulson We’ve created some simple formats for each space on Mark’s Inter Cultural Framework (ICF) to help readers gain a general

“In the Red Teaching Space, we should be prepared for reciprocity in cultural teaching and learning. It is important to understand what your role is in this space – are you are a teacher or a student and what behaviour and protocols are required for each?” Teaching role in the Red Space Some cultures are

“In the Deep Purple Space we are all ancient peoples. This is where our culture can form mental models for the world around us. From here we can derive a deep sense of belonging.” Ancient peoples We all have ancestors. We didn’t just turn up. We all have peoples that go back to the beginning.

The first step to understanding navigation of the Intercultural Framework is considering the background first. Each of the background colours represents a dimension of our cultural identity and our interactions with other cultures. These 3 background elements are: 1) The Brown Land 2) The Light Purple Riverbanks 3) The Ochre Riverbed What comes next in