Dictionary - Inbal Arieli

What is it about Israeli culture that breeds so many entrepreneurs and innovators? When you start to break it down, you discover an entire language that encourages experimentation, failure and learning, agility and success - the language of Chutzpah spoken by all Israelis.

Chutzpah

[ Chootz-pah ] Noun

Brutal honesty, usually at the price of sounding presumptuous, arrogant or rude.

Innovation

Entrepreneurship

Critical thinking

Tachles

[ Tach-less ] Noun

The bottom line of a long discussion.

Complex problem solving

Reasoning

Taking initiative

Yihiye Beseder

[ Yi-hi-ye Be-se-der ] Phrase

Everything will be just fine. A critical mindset for entrepreneurs.

Active learning

Leadership

Resilience

Adaptability

Balagan

[ Ba-la-gan ]Noun

Creativity

Complex problem solving

Adaptability

Negotiation skills

A state of chaos with the promise of opportunity. When things have no preordained order, there is no template to follow. In Israel, the only certain thing is uncertainty. Hence, we train for coping with chaos on a daily basis. A modern Hebrew word loan from Russian and Turkish.

Example

“When we first approached the situation, all we saw was a huge Balagan! Took us some time to figure out how to reorder things, which to our surprise resulted in a solution we did not anticipate”.

Embrace uncertainty

Challenge the Obvious

Ask
questions

Dare to Fail

Firgun

[ Feer-goon ] Noun

Being truly supportive of and happy for someone.

Leadership

Advanced communication skills

Leezrom

[ Leez-rohm ] Verb

Welcoming the unexpected.

Interpersonal skills & Empathy

Adaptability

Active learning

Combina

[ com-bee-na ] Noun

An unconventional solution to a problem.

Analytical thinking

Reasoning

System analysis & evaluation

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