Welcome to Cultural Detective®, a dynamic series of tools that develop invaluable
competence in individuals and organizations. The project is a collaboration among dozens of acclaimed intercultural experts
worldwide. Cultural Detective® materials are beautifully designed and ready for immediate individual
or enterprise-wide use. The Cultural Detective® system enables your organization and your leaders to meet the
high-performance demands of an increasingly global economy.
Immediate Impact—Critical Incident/real situation and scenario approach grounds learning for immediate application and results.
Builds Competence—Encourages understanding similarities and differences as well as builds the skills and strategies for
leveraging diversity and strengthening relationships.
Highly Flexible—Values-based approach enhances collaboration and effectiveness in any professional function (global team leader, procurement,
sales, finance, ethics, etc.) or any industry (banking, telecom, education, healthcare, manufacturing, etc.).
Theoretically Sound—Elegantly simple and practical design incorporates state-of-the-art intercultural thinking, avoids stereotyping and
rote memorization of long lists of dos and don'ts.
Versatile—Incorporate Cultural Detective® into a team meeting, an existing management course, a
coaching process, or use as the basis for longer-term learning.
Engaging—Powerful metaphor, practical cases and multiple learning style approach engage participants in critical thinking and problem
solving for accelerated learning.
Systemic Competence—Develops shared vocabulary and mental models for transforming mindsets and using diversity as an organizational asset.
Ongoing Benefits—Promotes real-time learning, ongoing candid dialogue, and continual process improvement. The many uses of the
Cultural Detective® Worksheet range from transforming conflict on teams, to planning strategy for new projects, to debriefing business trips or discussions.
Click here to view a narrated presentation about the Cultural Detective® method (turn on your computer's speakers), take a closer look at our team members, or read some
customer reviews.