Ubiquitous

I first saw the word "ubiquitous" on a billboard in Seoul a few years ago describing ... well, something. Since then, ubiquitous began to 'turn up everywhere' in the global marketplace and defines and describes various diverse concepts and practices.

Ubiquitous technology is that which uses multiple devises to integrate information processes into everyday life, i.e. Apple, in their operating system has the ability for me, the user, to watch TV, listen to music, and access video on any apple devices in my home--TV, ipad, iphone, mac... just because ... it's home!

Starbucks, McDonalds, Gap, Wal-mart, Amazon and other retailers have effectively created a ubiquitous consumer culture in the pervasive presence of their products virtually anywhere in the world.

Global leaders are persons who not only are aware of their own cultural setting and traditions, but effectively navigate organizational culture, marketplace culture, and international cultural boundaries and challenges. Developing one's cultural competency requires one to engage in an ubiquitous experiential learning process that incorporates emotional intelligence, mental capacity, global perspective and an openness to new insight across cultural lines. This cultivating of one's cultural intelligence is truly a ubiquitous adventure!