COMM311 Real-World Connections: Episode 0, Welcome to Wellspring
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Narrator: Real-World Connections. Episode 0: Welcome to Wellspring
Narrator: Meet Amara Okafor. She grew up in Lagos, moved to Toronto for university, and has spent eight years at Clearwell, a mid-sized company that makes low-cost water filters. This morning, she got her first big assignment as a project lead.
Amara: Six months. Three clinic partners. A team I've never met in person. No pressure.
Narrator: Her team's spread across five time zones. Lucía Herrera runs operations from Monterrey. Daniel Lindqvist designs the filters in Malmö. Farid Al-Busaidi manages regional partners from Muscat. Priya Raman tracks the data from Singapore. And in Durban, Dr. Nomvula Dlamini runs the first clinic that's agreed to try the kits.
Narrator: Every one of them is good at their job. But being good at your job and being good at working together aren't the same thing. Especially when words like "on time," "yes," and "respect" don't mean quite the same thing to everyone on the call.
Amara: How hard can it be? We all speak English.
Narrator: Hold on to that question. In this course, you'll follow the Wellspring team through misunderstandings, conflicts, friendships, and a few hard decisions. Each episode ends with a choice. Your readings will help you make it.
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Think of a team, class, or community group you belong to that includes people from different cultures. Write down one moment when you weren't sure you'd understood each other. Keep the note. You'll come back to it in the final episode.
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