Building Intercultural Competence with the IDI
What is the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)?
The IDI is a cross-cultural assessment of intercultural competence used by individuals and organizations within corporate, government, military, non-profit, and educational institutions throughout the world to achieve diversity and inclusion goals and outcomes.
It is a 50-item questionnaire based on Dr. Milton Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS).
It is the only theory-based assessment of intercultural competence; rigorously tested and found to possess strong validity and reliability across diverse cultural groups.
What does the IDI measure?
Intercultural competence has been identified as a critical capability to effectively work across diverse populations.
The IDI assesses intercultural competence – the capability to shift cultural perspective and appropriately adapt behavior to cultural differences and commonalities.
Reports present valid, quantitative information that integrates qualitative information about how an individual or group engages cultural differences in their day-to-day interactions with others.
Why choose this assessment?
A valuable baseline assessment and benchmarking tool for your organization. In-depth insights on how individuals and/or their team respond to cultural differences along a continuum of cross-cultural competence.
Individual coaching debrief sessions with a Qualified Administrator and customized Intercultural Development Plans support to people in developing their intercultural competence.
Group feedback reports help people understand the group mindset in your organization and create more effective training and development opportunities, and DEI focused organizational change efforts.
Applicable across many dimensions of cultural groups and diversity categories (i.e., nationality, ethnicity, gender). The IDI does not ask people to give up their values or beliefs and it does not measure racism, sexism, homophobia, etc.; however, it helps people understand their intercultural mindset and how to more effectively engage differences in the workplace and understand dynamics which may limit and/or facilitate DEI efforts.
Sample reports:
Individual reports available during individual 1:1 sessions: Profile report and IDP plan.
Group profile report available during a group session.
More resources:
Why Consider Using the IDI Handout | IDI Homepage
Video: An Introduction to the Intercultural Development Inventory (3.28 minutes)
Video Practical Applications of the Intercultural Development Inventory (26.50 minutes)