Third Culture / Dialog & Insights, Inc.

What is a Third Culture Kid?

“A third culture kid is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside their parents’ culture."

TCKs...

"...learn there is always a reason behind anyone's behaviour -- no matter how mystifying it appears..." 

"...adjust with relative calm to life...think on their feet and can 'roll with the punches'..."

"...[have] this ability to be a bridge between different groups of people...useful in helping their company or organization speak with a more human voice in the local community and be more sensitive to the dynamics of potentially stressful situations..."

"...have learned that particularly in cross-cultural situations it pays to be a careful observer of what's going on around them and then try to understand the reasons for what they are seeing..."

About our name

The name Third Culture / Dialog & Insights is inspired by the body of sociological literature captured, among other places, in the book "Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds" by David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken (2001). It describes the distinctive traits and sensitivities that our researchers bring to their work.