Real results for a real world

The Cultural Detective® Series

• Intercultural productivity tools that enable your organization or community to harvest the potential of diverse global markets and staff.

• High quality, vetted by intercultural experts, easily deployable and ready-to-go anywhere, worldwide.

• Can be used for specific projects or as the cornerstone of an organization-wide D&I or cross-cultural effectiveness effort.

• Simple, practical method that enables immediate learning and effectiveness, yet is developmentally based and theoretically grounded—the only process of its kind.

Introduction

Why Develop Intercultural Competency?

Intercultural Competence

IncreasedProductivity

Save Time& Money

EmployeeSatisfaction &

Retention

CustomerSatisfaction

ImprovedVendor

Relationships

TeamCollaboration

Reach New Markets

Innovationof Products& Services

• Business– Cross-functional teams– Expatriates– Business travelers– Multicultural, inclusive workforce– Global leadership development

• University– Classroom– Blended learning (online and f2f)– Staff, faculty and senior administration

development

• Study abroad– Orientation– Family-student community building

Who Uses Cultural Detective®?

Study Abroad

Businesses

Universities

NGOs

ProfessionalAssociations

Spiritual Communities

Anyone who works across cultural differences:

Benefits of the Cultural Detective® Method

Unique Value Proposition

1. Proven Method: in proprietary use since 1989, to rave reviews globally

2. Theoretically Grounded yet Practical: constructivist and developmental

3. Affordable: per-user cost is low with proven return on investment

4. Flexible: use as stand-alone or add a cross-cultural element to existing programs

5. Independent Effectiveness: enables your people to do what they do best

6. Real Competence: not just data, dos and don’ts, or compare cultures

Cultural Detective® products are delivered two ways:

• PDF site license

• Online subscription

Our Products

• Printable• Good for face-to-face• Annual or multi-year organizational license allows unlimited use by all employees• DRM-protected PDFs

Cultural Detective® Online

• Upload user-created incidents• Prints only user-uploaded data• Supports blended learning • Individual & group subscriptions available: 3 or 6 months; 1 or 2 years• Include most, but not all, CD packages

The Cultural Detective® Model

3. Cultural Bridge

Reach out interpersonally to leverage differences for synergy and creativity. Create systems and processes to sustain intercultural productivity.

2. Cultural Literacy

Understand others’ positive intentions, the values and beliefs that motivate their behavior.

©1989-2013 Dianne Hofner Saphiere. All rights reserved. To be used according to terms of paid licensing agreement. www.CulturalDetective.com

1. Subjective Culture

Know yourself, individually and as a cultural being. Be able to explain yourself to others.

The Cultural Detective® Method©1989-2013 Dianne Hofner Saphiere. All rights reserved. To be used according to terms of paid licensing agreement. www.CulturalDetective.com

• Over 150 authors worldwide have collaborated on content for the series; most have 15-20 years experience in their fields of expertise.

• Content is extremely well-vetted; generally, 12 authors contributed to each of more than 60 Cultural Detective® packages in the series.

• The core Cultural Detective® Method has been used on a proprietary basis since 1989, and was launched to the public in 2004.

• Dianne Hofner Saphiere, creator of the Cultural Detective® Method, has been an intercultural organization development consultant since 1979.

Quick Overview of Cultural Detective®

• Cultural Detective® can help you increase your impact and reach new markets.

• It’s a core tool for a global productivity toolkit—useful on its own or easily integrated into existing programs and services.

• Cultural Detective® is easy-to-use, consistent, and a solid backbone for Diversity and Inclusion, Expatriation, Cross-cultural Leadership, and Teamwork programs.

In Summary

• Register for a free webinar– See the Cultural Detective® Method in action and receive a complimentary

three-day pass to Cultural Detective® Online.• Contact us for a Free Consultation and Full Review Copy

– We are happy to help you brainstorm strategies for promoting intercultural competence within your organization or community.

• View videos about Cultural Detective® on our YouTube Channel, or join the discussions on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter.

• Subscribe to our newsletter– Receive monthly highlights from our blog via email and learn more about

intercultural competence, strategies and techniques.– Subscribe to our blog, and get the latest posts as soon as they are

published.

Eager to learn how to harness the innovative, collaborative potential of your diverse workforce?

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