Cultural Intelligence Role in Safe Spaces

Question: Discuss about theCultural Intelligence Role in Safe Spaces. Answer: Introduction In the present case study the topics relating to the safe spaces and the cultural safety are being discussed and whether they have been shown in the video chosen for the study is reported while narrating the situations background along with the aim of knowing the safety measures taken place in this study. Background: An environment that is created to be culturally safe and is found to have safe spaces which in regards to the social and emotional spirituality. Physical safety is also important and it has to be designed in such a way (Bruhn, 2005). Assaulting of the individuals at that particular place should not be encouraged and denial of identity is not accepted. It has to be in such a way of sharing the experiences of each other in an organized manner (Brislin, Worthley Macnab, 2006). Scope: The video that has been chosen is found to have safe spaces for the people as the individuals are found to have cultural awareness and with intelligence it has been shown by them at the situation required. The attitude exhibited by the boss at the working place in playing a joke on the colleague was taken in friendly way. Aim: The main aim of the scenario is to find out the culturally safe environment with respect to the video chosen and the safety spaces for the employees involved in it. Summary of the video clip The office is the film that has been taken where the employees nature has been described at the workplace. For making the job happening and entertaining there was prank played on one of the colleagues named Gareth. This was to make the office environment lively and to make employees enthusiastic and away from boring life. The sales representative named Tim has played a practical joke on Gareth his colleague (Flanja, 2009). While this was the situation David Brent the bosses arrives and get him involved in the joke and by understating the current status out there that Gareth was getting annoyed he plays safe in the work place. His nature and cultural intelligence at the current position shows his cultural awareness equality. This has been seen in the situation when the stapler was found in the jelly by David he makes fun out of it rather than making it a serious issue. This has been taped by Gervais and Merchant in the year 2001 and 2003 at United Kingdom. Summary of Literature The literature summary gives the idea of the concepts of cultural awareness, safe spaces and the cultural intelligence and the capabilities associated with it and how there concepts of ideas are associated with each other are being focused with respect to the situations. Safe spaces: In this scenario the discussion is about the safe spaces for school students. A space is said to be safe space if students can feel it very safe and secured truly. A safe space can be created by establishing the school concepts belongings and the participation of the communities (Holley Steiner, 2005). The belongings of school can be defined as the atmosphere that is created should be felt important by the student and the environment should be created in such a way that the student feels that they are the dynamic part of the community in the classroom. To the most extent the environment should be felt by the student that they can participate freely and completely in the classroom activities. In other words it can be said as if a student can express his individuals feelings in front of other students and instructor the that environment is considered to be a safe space. Cultural Intelligence: There are corresponding meanings which can be looked upon for describing the cultural intelligence. To one extent it has been considered that the behaviours from the intelligence view point that is shown by the people in some specific conditions. These kinds of behaviours consist of applying them quickly from the experiences that has been learnt previously from various cultures, for imbibing with relation to the other cultures (Gervais, 2010). Slowly and carefully considering the action by alternative courses in various other cultures On another side the cultural intelligence can be referred to as the traits and the skills exhibited by the people for their quick adjustments with the less amount of stress, when there is an interaction widely with the other cultures other than the one they are socialized with. Cultural awareness: Communication is found to be the basis for the cultural awareness where it is found to be involving the abilities of standing behind from one self and knowing the cultural values and the beliefs along with the perceptions that are involved in it. Cultural awareness is the main part when there is an interaction session with the different people from various other cultures. Evaluation, interpretation and the way the things are looked at are seen in different ways by the people (Russell, 2011). When the individuals are having cultural awareness and shown cultural intelligence at the required place then it is said to be the safe spaces. Observation/Description of Video From the situation of the film there are various factors that are noted based on the observations made from the scenes the factors noted are the body language, safe spaces of the place, communication used etc. are reported. It has been found to be a safe space to work. Scene number/time frame Physical factors: size and layout of space proximity and position other Communication factors Body language Voice words Signs of inclusion or exclusion Display or lack of cultural intelligence Time frame 1:19 The situation narrates the practical joke that has been made on one of the employee The boss was very interactive and jovial by getting himself involved in the play and made it a safe place to work by creating such a friendly environment The determination of the characteristics with respect to the subject is found to be inclusive of the situation David has shown the cultural intelligence at the right time and calm down the situation by playing safe Time frame 0:11 The sales representative was trying to make practical joke on Gareth then the boss enters and starts gets along with them instead of showing anger The body language of David was found to be aggressive t this scene as he was trying to put the blame on Gareth The characteristics is said to be exclusive as it is not involved in the situation criteria But David has making the situation by displaying the cultural intelligence without hurting anyone but its not same case with all Discussion Cultural intelligence has to be shown by having cultural self-awareness only then we can say that safe spaces exist in that place. Here it is said to be the safe space for the employees to work as the boss David has huge cultural awareness and with intelligence he knows how and when to display them according to the situations. When Tim was trying to put a practical joke on Gareth the boss David arrives to the workplace at the same time and takes part in that rather than getting annoyed with the Tims behaviour (Spencer-Oatey, 2012). He founds stapler in the jelly and asks for the explanation to Gareth for which he gets annoyed. But the boss understand the situation and handles it very aptly without exaggerating the situation much more and cools down the place with his intelligence. It has to be understood that every individual is not same and would not take the things at the right way. So instead of playing practical joke with one he might have involved group so that it would not have annoyed Gareth for this practice (Quappe Cantatore, 2005). The Tim body language was not felt comfortable by Gareth as he was trying to impose joke on him. But boss has created the environment later in such a way that it has settled down the things and made it a safe place to work. Here it explains that if we can get accustomed with the various cultures and known their cultural beliefs and values while having an interaction it would help us and creates a safe environment. Recommendations As the cultural intelligence has been displayed at the write situation it founds to be safe spaces for the employees to work at. Actually there was a situation of making practical joke on one person but it might be taken as cultural biased as it was annoying that particular employee rather if it was a group then there would be no chance of misunderstandings. It would have not led to any mistake of cultural behaviour that is not encouraged. But since only one person is involved it has bothered him by the behaviours of others which was not actually meant to do so. Later it was made clear by boss David by explaining it as a fun for making work environment healthy by his cultural intelligence. Conclusion This video clip was taken in the year 2001 at United Kingdom where the situation was to make the environment at the workplace away from boring conditions and it started with playing the practical joke on Gareth by putting stapler in jelly. So the conclusions that are made from this video are depicted here. It has been showing the cultural behaviour importance at work place and what kind of social behaviour has to be displayed with the colleagues with ethical values and beliefs are brightly understood. 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