"Intercultural Management": A.I.-Augmented Leadership Development

DJW members Dr. Rolf D. Schlunze, Carsten Watanabe, and Aoi Ono would like to invite you to contribute to the DJW Working Group "Intercultural Management". In our working group, we aim at discussing various intercultural aspects of working in a Japanese-German business environment. The DJW Working Group "Intercultural Management" meets on regular basis to discuss the topic of intercultural competence.

This working group session explores how current AI technologies can help transform the way leaders are trained, empowered, and supported. Participants will discover practical applications of generative artificial intelligence in leadership training, including AI-powered simulations and AI-assisted coaching.

The session will address the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI into leadership development, with a focus on maintaining human-centric values such as empathy and intercultural sensitivity. Interactive exercises and critical discussion help attendees gain insights for leveraging AI to foster more effective, humane and future-ready leaders in a global context, especially within intercultural contexts. 

The workshop is presented by Mathias Maul, Hamburg, Germany. His first job after his university degree was programming chatbots – in 2001. He holds a Master’s Degree in linguistics (speech recognition), computer science (ML/AI) and English (nonsense literature). Mathias is a leadership coach, organizational developer and psychotherapist working in Germany and Japan. One of his team’s specialities is managing organizational change during A.I. integration in the workplace. Mathias also teaches digital branding, social media, and business coaching at two German universities.

Looking forward to a lively session!

Meeting Flow

During our meetings all participants are invited to share their opinion and alternative solutions to these issues. Participants have an opportunity to relate to each other by selecting the next speaker themselves. We would like to encourage everybody to contribute with your own experiences to improve our intercultural competence.

Joining In

You can join the meeting by clicking the link on Workspace Intercultural in our Networking Hub or sign up for this event above so that you will receive the link to enter via e-mail.

Participation is free of charge for DJW members and newcomers. Please note that once you are part of DJW you can freely join our meetings and communicate with other members in our workspace "Intercultural Management". Explore the benefits of a DJW membership and join us as a member.

Contact

If you have any questions and/or would like to contribute with an opening talk in our next monthly meeting do not hesitate to contact:

Prof. Dr. Rolf D. Schlunze, Carsten Watanabe, Aoi Ono
DJW Working Group Intercultural Management
intercultural@djw.de