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title: "Cultural Intelligence"
type: concept
tags: [design, localization, accessibility, ai]
date: 2026-04-20
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## Definition
Cultural intelligence is the capability to design products, prompts, and workflows that work respectfully and effectively across cultures by accounting for language, naming, symbols, calendars, norms, and representation.

## Key Aspects
- Global-first assumptions instead of Western-only defaults
- Cultural context research before output generation
- Structural inclusion rather than tokenistic representation
- Accessibility and localization as part of the core design

## Connections
- [[Cultural Intelligence Strategist]] — agent persona that operationalizes this concept
- [[Prompt Engineering]] — prompt design must respect cultural context
- [[Design System]] — global UI patterns need culturally flexible components
- [[Inclusive Visuals Specialist]] — visual generation requires cultural accuracy