Cultural agility is a term employed in talent management to design a complex competency based on skills whose command allows an individual or an organization to perform successfully in cross-cultural situations.
[6] The subject has been linked to studying abroad,[7] foreign talent acquisition,[8] immigrants and refugees,[9] career success,[10] sports coaching,[11] leadership development,[12] and global business.
[21] Other authors publishing books on agility as a main subject include Peter Gillies from TIAS School for Business and Society (Tilburg, Netherlands),[22] and Guy Morrow, from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
[23] Beyond academic circles, the term has gained popularity in mass media when commenting about the need for acquisition of intercultural skills to achieve adequate inclusion in the socioeconomic workings of an increasingly globalized world.
[24][25][26][27][28] A Cultural Agility Collaboration Group has been established by the University of Minnesota to facilitate developing inclusive, equitable, socially just spaces in campuses, and local communities.