Assessment Tools: Cultural Sensitivity/Competence - Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)

The Intercultural Development Inventory is used:
  • To assist management/HR in career or succession planning - specifically in the selection of employees for international assignments, global team membership, or leadership of multicultural groups
  • As a guide to training design in preparation for such assignments (i.e., to develop intercultural competencies)
It is most useful for evaluating employees in critical positions where successful interaction with others, significantly different from oneself, is crucial. It is a cognitive instrument revealing a candidate’s attitude toward otherness.