Lexigo's #BeNative: blog is a collection of articles that explores globalization – from multicultural design and affairs, to global business insight and cultural exploration.
India is home to 1.3 billion people, the second most populous country in the world after China. 22 languages are recognised in the Indian constitution. Lexigo spoke to Mr Shiraz Engineer, Associate Director, Strategy and Capability at Asialink Business, about some key considerations when doing business with Indians.
Read MoreAre you thinking about translating your website? The potential to grow your audience with a well designed multilingual website is enormous. Here’s some tips to get the most out of your multilingual website and avoid embarrassing mistakes.
Read MoreThinking of doing business in Asia? Think Indonesia. With the recent end of negotiations for the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), bilateral trade between Australia and Indonesia is set to surge.
Read MoreDr. Geert Hofstede identifies 5 dimensions to understanding the culture and values of a workforce you’re working with by identifying varying degrees of importance in each dimension. The result, better leadership and global team that understand each other.
Read MoreThis new lunar year marks the year of the dog and sees the largest human migration that takes place every year. If you’re like me, you understand the idea of Chinese New Year but don’t really understand Chinese New Year’s importance to the Chinese and others who celebrate it.
Read MoreRelational Intelligence can translate into a competitive advantage, help you manage teams better, influence people and be more present. But did you know that being multilingual may have already helped you set up the foundation of your RQ.
Read MoreMakruk is the most engaging strategy game out there, but not for the reasons you think. You see, games need not to be solely about drama, passion and theatre. There is a place for Creativity, intuition and yes, logic. That’s right, there are games out there that will demand a perfect blend of these two diametrically opposed human nature archetypes. Thus, the notion of strategy games.
Read MoreThrough Kintsugi, a broken object acquires diverse perspectives both from an artistic and symbolic point of view - it’s the Japanese technique of preserving the sentimental value of broken ceramics during repairs, by literally giving them new life, when they assume new form.
Read MoreYou think you can distinguish all the shades of green in the world? For most of us, it’s a ridiculous question to ask. Of course yes, I can distinguish the different shades of green - I can effortlessly distinguish army green from lime green with no trouble.
Read MorePersian gardens (in Persian باغ های ایرانی) refer to a tradition and style of garden design that has its origins in Persia (currently Iran). Indeed, Greek historian Herodotus noted that; the Persian kings liked gardening.
Read MoreBridge languages played an important role in history and continue to thrive in today's world of global trade. From lingua franca, an entire sub-culture, and in some cases, a culture is born. 'Singlish' for example is very much a part of today's Singaporean culture, although it started off out of necessity. We take a look at another well-known culture in Africa to explore how bridge languages develop and give birth to new cultures.
Read MoreMachine translation (MT) tools like Google Translate, Bing Translator and even our own Lexigo.EMT (Enterprise Machine Translation) are on the rise — and they’re getting smarter.But when is it suitable to use machine translation as opposed to a professional human translation?
Read MoreANECSYS officially changed its name on 1 January 2018 to Lexigo. Changing our business name from ANECSYS to Lexigo made perfect sense. It’s a name that incorporates both the technical (ie. Lexicon) and the human (ie. go) components of our business in translation services and technology.
Read MoreLearning languages very quickly — with the help of some very basic Data Science
Read MoreWe take a look at Chineasy, a new teaching method to learn Chinese easily, and fast. Chineasy's mission is to bridge the gap between the East and the West. It is the natural first step for anyone who wants to understand China, Chinese culture, and its language.
Read MoreWhat should you consider when buying internationally? International sourcing can be a minefield, we take a look at the opportunities and what you should consider when sourcing international suppliers.
Read MoreThe Middle East and Gulf regions is often an overlooked market for Australian business. Explore the opportunities and understand why more and more Aussie businesses are beginning to expand there.
Read MoreWhile the Screen Australia research considered three areas – cultural diversity, disability status, and sexual orientation and gender identity. For the purposes of this article, I’d like to focus on cultural diversity and why improving the statistics is not only important for Australia’s cohesion as a multicultural nation, but also progressive for the entertainment industry.
Read MoreWhile it’s important to think about creating a diverse workplace at recruitment stage, it’s equally important to foster an inclusive space that develops awareness around how a workplace caters to different personalities, beliefs and ways of life.
Read MoreGender and cultural diversity within the workplace has come a long way and attitudes have certainly changed. But, we still have a way to go until organisations truly embrace diversity, for their own good as well as their employees.
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