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The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) are optional elements of LCW's signature coaching process. The DMIS frames the reactions of people to cultural differences, and the reliable psychometric instrument that measures intercultural sensitivity as conceptualized in the DMIS is called the IDI.  LCW coaches are certified and skilled in using the IDI in corporate and educational arenas.

The IDI was developed by Dr. Mitchell Hammer and Dr. Milton Bennett. [1] For those seeking to understand their current stage of intercultural development—the DMIS and IDI can be powerful resources. The underlying assumption of the model is that as one’s experience of cultural differences becomes more complex, one’s potential competence in intercultural interactions increases. The authors of the tool identified a set of fundamental cognitive structures (or “worldviews”) that act as orientations to cultural difference. The worldviews vary from more ethnocentric to more ethnorelative—the more ethnorelative worldviews have more potential to generate the attitudes, knowledge, and behavior that constitute intercultural competence.

The IDI measures an individual’s (or groups) fundamental worldview orientation to cultural difference, and thus the individual’s or group’s capacity for intercultural competence. As a theory-based test, the IDI meets the standard scientific criteria for a valid and reliable psychometric instrument. As a baseline, the IDI will provide valuable and objective information about your strengths and developmental tasks—if you are to achieve greater cross-cultural competence in your work across cultures. There are many uses of the IDI.
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[1] IDI and DMIS information reproduced with permission from the Intercultural Development Inventory Manual by Mitch Hammer and Milton Bennett © 1998.