Maartje Goodeve, Nascence Coaching, BC, Canada
“The emphasis on values and ‘lenses’ or interpretations is smack-on and invaluable insight for every personal and business relationship. The website and packages are easy to navigate, information is easy to find, and the visuals are supportive and integral to the product.”
Dr. Michael Vande Berg, former VP Academic Affairs, CIEE (Council on Int'l Educational Exchange)
“There is no question that our decision to invest in Cultural Detective has turned out, pedagogically and financially, to be a very effective way to teach our students about local values and beliefs that they want and need, and to do so in a way that also teaches them key culture-general concepts and skills.”
People to People International (PTPI) Global Youth Forum Leader
“During Cultural Detective students worked as team members to understand more about who they are: the value of exploring other people's values and discovering ways of making valuable connections with others.”
Cultural Detective Facilitator Certification Attendee
“Having online materials provides greater opportunity to run remote and virtual training more effectively. The more tools in my toolbox also increases confidence and likelihood of being able to meet any clients’ needs.”
People to People International (PTPI) Global Youth Forum Leader
“Cultural Detective helped the students learn not only how to understand others’ cultures but their own. Students demonstrated a tremendous amount of growth in just a couple days!”
People to People International (PTPI) Global Youth Forum Leader
“Thanks to Cultural Detective the students understand that their values are unique and that their actions reflect their values. I think they also understood that every person has a different set of values that motivate their actions.”
Senior Instructional Designer, Major Payroll Services Organization
“The other discovery came when I was working with another trainer on my team whose focus was on our new client company’s marketing strategy and how it evolved over many years in Australia. When he shared his extensive research on that strategy, it was immediately clear that the Australian core values I was covering were at the heart of our client’s branding. Based on that finding, we were able to weave our courses together into a powerful and cohesive curriculum.”
Director, multinational consumer products organization
“The biggest impact was that it sped up my learning curve; it allowed me to become a part of the team more quickly. I was able to have an impact on the business sooner than if I hadn’t done the coaching.”
Principal, European financial organization
“We have been working in the past with another company but you are so much more practical with hands-on (Values Lens) country-specific business values that one can use right away in meetings.”
Cultural Detective Facilitator Certification Attendee
“Cultural Detective is the practical experiential tool that translates theory in to real learning.”
Maartje Goodeve, Nascence Coaching, BC, Canada
“The emphasis on values and ‘lenses’ or interpretations is smack-on and invaluable insight for every personal and business relationship. The website and packages are easy to navigate, information is easy to find, and the visuals are supportive and integral to the product.”
Dr. Michael Vande Berg, former VP Academic Affairs, CIEE (Council on Int'l Educational Exchange)
“There is no question that our decision to invest in Cultural Detective has turned out, pedagogically and financially, to be a very effective way to teach our students about local values and beliefs that they want and need, and to do so in a way that also teaches them key culture-general concepts and skills.”
People to People International (PTPI) Global Youth Forum Leader
“During Cultural Detective students worked as team members to understand more about who they are: the value of exploring other people's values and discovering ways of making valuable connections with others.”
Cultural Detective Facilitator Certification Attendee
“Having online materials provides greater opportunity to run remote and virtual training more effectively. The more tools in my toolbox also increases confidence and likelihood of being able to meet any clients’ needs.”
People to People International (PTPI) Global Youth Forum Leader
“Cultural Detective helped the students learn not only how to understand others’ cultures but their own. Students demonstrated a tremendous amount of growth in just a couple days!”
People to People International (PTPI) Global Youth Forum Leader
“Thanks to Cultural Detective the students understand that their values are unique and that their actions reflect their values. I think they also understood that every person has a different set of values that motivate their actions.”
Senior Instructional Designer, Major Payroll Services Organization
“The other discovery came when I was working with another trainer on my team whose focus was on our new client company’s marketing strategy and how it evolved over many years in Australia. When he shared his extensive research on that strategy, it was immediately clear that the Australian core values I was covering were at the heart of our client’s branding. Based on that finding, we were able to weave our courses together into a powerful and cohesive curriculum.”
Director, multinational consumer products organization
“The biggest impact was that it sped up my learning curve; it allowed me to become a part of the team more quickly. I was able to have an impact on the business sooner than if I hadn’t done the coaching.”
Principal, European financial organization
“We have been working in the past with another company but you are so much more practical with hands-on (Values Lens) country-specific business values that one can use right away in meetings.”
Cultural Detective Facilitator Certification Attendee
“Cultural Detective is the practical experiential tool that translates theory in to real learning.”