Culture Bump: 8 Steps to Common Ground

From our family dinners to our workplace, our social media to our nightly newscast—everywhere we look today we see uncertainty, frustration, and division. How can we possibly connect beyond our differences—without a natural or man-made disaster to bring us together? Culture Bump: 8 Steps to Common Ground is truly a book for our times—these times of divisiveness and uncertainty.Culture Bump: 8 Steps to Common Ground is a life-changing book packed with the knowledge and tools that will equip you to successfully interact with anyone anywhere. Based on over 40 years of research and practice, the 8 Step Protocol presented in the book is a specific process to find connection beyond cultural, gender, age, racial, political and other differences. Each of the 8 Steps targets one or more of the critical effects of encountering differences and guides readers to repair the emotional distance, broken relationships, and mental uncertainty that are obstacles on the road to reconnection. This groundwork assures readers with absolute certainty that we human beings can connect with one another authentically and consistently—no matter if we agree with one another or not.CB8 is not only great as a personal guide for individuals to use; it is also a valuable resource for groups. It has specific strategies for classes, book clubs, or community groups who are interested in learning how to deal with differences within or outside their communities. In fact, along with the 8 Step tool, it gives practical Do's and Don'ts for having Conversations for Connection with people who have a different point of view. In short, CB8 the book offers a transformative experience for individuals and groups to deepen their own understanding and practice "walking through their culture bumps" toward common ground.