FAQs

1. Who uses the IDI Inventory?

The IDI Inventory is used in educational institutions, not-for-profit organizations, government agencies, and corporations, to name a few. Click here to see more details on who uses the IDI.

2. Can IDI, LLC come to our organizations to certify selected employees to use the IDI in our organization?

Yes, IDI, LLC is able to come to your school or organization and conduct a “private,” customized IDI Qualifying Seminar. For more details on private seminars, click here.

3. We do not have an IDI Qualified Administrator in our organization and we wish to administer the IDI to all of our employees. How can we accomplish this?

IDI, LLC, offers state-of-the-art consulting, training services, and baseline assessments to help you accomplish this goal.

4. I am in charge of locating an instrument to use in our company-wide diversity and inclusion efforts. What can I present to or provide as a handout to our team regarding the IDI Inventory?

In summary, the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®) assesses intercultural competence—the capability to shift cultural perspective and appropriately adapt behavior to cultural differences and commonalities. Intercultural competence has been identified as a critical capability in a number of studies focusing on overseas effectiveness of international sojourners, international business adaptation and job performance, international student adjustment, international transfer of technology and information, international study abroad and inter-ethnic relations within nations. The Intercultural Development Inventory is a 50-item questionnaire, available online and in a paper-and-pencil format that can be completed in 15–20 minutes.

Located on our website is information on our products, and more valuable information to assist you about the IDI.

12 Reasons for using the IDI, The IDI Compared to Other Cross-Cultural Tools, IDI Validation

In addition, you may print out our PDF, Why Should You Consider Using the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)  that is available on our website for your team members.

5. I am interested in administering the IDI to high school students. What age student can take the IDI Inventory?

Reliability analysis of the IDI indicates the IDI is appropriate to use with high school (secondary) students. Also, results from two separate readability analyses indicate the IDI can be used with high school students ages 15 and older.

6. I am interested in using the IDI Inventory to complete my doctoral dissertation. Where can I find this information?

For more details, see our research support here.

7. Is the IDI Inventory available in other languages?

Yes, the online version of the IDI includes 17 languages: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Turkish.