'Tis the season in Israel and worldwide – that Jews are preparing for Passover. This is the holiday commemorating the Israelites' exodus from slavery in Egypt to freedom. We have been preserving this freedom every day since the State of…
A Practical Roadmap for Common Intercultural Challenges In the modern world, most of us frequently deal with people who have diverse ways of communicating—people whom we come across in every area of life, including our careers and social lives. Such…
Five Things That Make Israelis Who We Are: Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs all over the world take risks, practically by definition; and, even more importantly, they are not deterred by negative thinking. But how come tiny, conflicted Israel, with less than nine…
China & Israel business relations: A love upgrade Israel and China have a relationship, and just like in every love story, what excited you at first is exactly what bothers you the most further down the line. In the beginning,…
Difficulty-Driven Success: The Hard Life in Israel Also Leverages Achievements Among the world's leading economies, Israel is ranked second in the category of business growth environments. Grant Thornton, the company that conducted the GDI - Global Dynamism Index research, wrote:…
How does Moovit increase its user adoption rate through localization? User experience (UX) refers to a person's emotions and attitudes about using a particular product, system or service. The focus is on gaining a deep understanding of users: what they need,…
The Power of Listening in the Global Hi-Tech Arena The diversity of today’s workforce makes listening more challenging. "Listening" in the international hi-tech world refers to dealing with multiple cultures, disseminating applications used by people all over the world,…
Bridging the Israeli-German Cultural Gap German businesspeople have lately been showing increasing interest in Israel. Just over the past few months I've flown to Germany a few times to lead workshops in a very appealing German company that acquired an…
Why do Israelis have such great success in judo? Risk-taking, ambitiousness, improvisation and the ability to adapt to any given moment…these are some of the most prominent characteristics in Israeli culture, and also help explain why Israelis excel at judo…
Israeli Food Culture Israel is a relatively young state whose cooking tradition is still evolving. As a country of immigrants, the cuisine that is considered Israeli consists of diverse foods that have crossed their borders of origin and become an…