The Human Adventure
The Human Adventure
Jake Bushman
Hidden Currents Of Culture And Adventure with Renae Ninneman
48 minutes Posted Dec 29, 2025 at 7:00 am.
The Iceberg Of Culture
Show Welcome And Purpose
Subscribe And Related Episodes
Meet Renae Ninneman
South Korea Changes A Life
Refugee Work And CQ Awakening
Founding Beyond Tourism
Above Vs Below The Iceberg
Culture Shock And Belonging
Paper Cranes And Peace In Japan
Defining Cultural Intelligence
The CQ Model In Practice
A Client Story On Strategy
Where Cultures Diverge Most
Prepare For Travel With Humility
Build CQ From Home
Global Music As A Bridge
How CQ Changed Renee
What’s Next For Beyond Tourism
Contact Details And Offer
Defining Adventure
Closing And Next Guest Tease
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#199 - What if the most important part of travel is the part you can’t see? I sat down with cultural intelligence educator Renae Ninneman to unpack the “iceberg” of culture—how the visible stuff like food, transit, and phrases sits on top of deeper values about identity, respect, and communication that truly shape connection. Renee takes us from a formative year teaching in South Korea to years of refugee advocacy, sharing how naming culture shock and learning CQ transformed exhaustion into e...