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<p><strong>Links and credits</strong></p>



<p><a href="https://www.agilesprints.space/?lang=en">Erik Schumb, agile sprints</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikschumb/">Erik Schumb, LinkedIn</a></p>



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<p><a href="https://glocal-campus.org/course/view.php?id=16">EduBox: Design Thinking</a></p>



<p>The Eduboxes podcast is part of a project by the <a href="https://hoou.de">Hamburg Open Online University</a>. This three-part podcast mini-series is coming to an end with this episode. If you’re interested in finding out more about the topics we discussed, please be invited to the Eduboxes online course. There’s a link in the shownotes that will take you there.</p>



<p>Hosting and podcast production: Christian Friedrich</p>
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<p><strong>Links and credits</strong></p>



<p><a href="https://www.haw-hamburg.de/hochschule/beschaeftigte/detail/person/person/show/ruediger-weissbach/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rüdiger Weißbach, HAW Hamburg </a></p>



<p><a href="https://glocal-campus.org/course/view.php?id=19" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EduBox: Online Modules on Virtual Intercultural Teams</a></p>



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<p>Hosting and podcast production: Christian Friedrich</p>



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<p><strong>Links and credits</strong></p>



<p><a href="https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Word Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2023</a></p>



<p><a href="https://dearwork.de/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anna Volquardsen, Dearwork</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-volquardsen-542439198/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anna Volquardsen, LinkedIn</a></p>



<p><a href="https://glocal-campus.org/course/view.php?id=21" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EduBox: Online Modules on Intercultural Communication</a></p>



<p>The EduBoxes podcast is part of a project by the <a href="https://hoou.de" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hamburg Open Online University</a>. In our next episode, we will talk to Rüdiger Weißbach about the challenges and benefits of virtual intercultural teams. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.</p>



<p>Hosting and podcast production: Christian Friedrich</p>



<p>Photo of Anna Volquardsen: Stefan Haehnel</p>
<p>Der Beitrag <a href="https://portal.hoou.de/blog/episodes/intercultural-communication-with-anna-volquardsen/">Intercultural Communication with Anna Volquardsen</a> erschien zuerst auf <a href="https://portal.hoou.de">HOOU</a>.</p>
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