About UC – understand-culture.com
UC is two things. It is my knowledge base explaining and contrasting the German and American business cultures:
10 core topics. 47 subtopics. 1,500+ examples illustrating our cultural statements. With more analysis coming.
UC is also an AI-powered culture advisor. Ask us anything and receive immediate, research-based guidance.
Why free access to UC? To get the message out. And to see what happens. I pay the bills via consulting work.
About me – John Otto Magee
I am an American, who has lived, studied and worked in Germany for more than three decades.
I set out to understand the German people. In the process I have come to better understand the American people.
I have been blessed to have found a way to put that understanding to work for colleagues collaborating.
If you would like to know more about my story, the key chapters are described here in John in Germany.
If you’re curious about how I think, see my Interviews with Dr. Christian Forstner, a decades-long colleague.