Future Perspectives on Transcultural Leadership

The future is unpredictable. The increasing complexity of global value creation, climate change, pandemics, wars, conflicts and many other factors radically challenge our way of living, cooperating and leading.

Transcultural leadership – the willingness and ability to develop commonalities (e.g., shared meanings and actions) while maintaining cultural diversity – will be an important factor in addressing these challenges. By developing new connections and commonalities across different cultures, transcultural leadership contributes to successful cooperation and thus
forms the basis for shaping possible futures.

This book is the result of a learning journey of the Transcultural Student Research Group 2023 of the Transcultural Caravan Network (TCN). The TCN is a project of the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung, and it is an alliance of universities from different countries around the world that share the goal of facilitating multilateral research projects for students.

The book examines transcultural leadership from a future, social, political and economic perspective, offering unique insights into transcultural leadership and an outlook on possible futures.

Contents

I – Envisioning potential future(s)
Futures Literacy Laboratory on Leadership in a Global Context – New learning and futuresoriented formats for international education • Creating the Future: Imagineering, Leadership and Literacies – An Interview with Jörg Metelmann

II – Business and economical perspectives
How does psychological safety foster transcultural leadership? A cross-methodical approach to psychological safety and its implications • How Leaders Navigate a Global Strategy with Diverse Local Realities • AI application and limitations in transcultural recruitment

III – Political perspectives
Ridging Germany and Morocco: A pratical approach to the study of transculturalism • Beyond Borders – The Future of Transcultural Diplomacy in the Age of AI and Human Rights

IV – Social Perspectives
Relating different knowledge systems – A mission for transcultural leadership • Sustainable Architecture for Adverse Environmental and Labor Contexts