Welcome to the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)
A tool for professional development in the workplace.
Saint Anselm College is working to support faculty, staff, coaches, and students with diversity, equity, and inclusion to provide a welcoming environment for all. This includes providing professional development. One of these development opportunities is through the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), which is a valid, reliable survey that will give you a snapshot of your current ability to navigate cultural differences and assist you in a personalized learning plan. The college is serious about its responsibility to provide such opportunities to you. We look forward to your participation.
This website provides a brief summary, a directory of members of the IDI Campus Team, and answers to frequently asked questions.
There are so many ways to be part of intercultural learning at Saint Anselm College. Reach out today and find yours!
GETTING STARTED WITH THE IDI
The IDI is taken online (takes about 15-20 minutes) and the results capture where individuals are in terms of their ability to navigate cultural difference. Once you have completed the survey, someone from the IDI Campus team will schedule a meeting with you to review the results of the IDI and help you develop a learning plan. The survey results and meeting are completely confidential.
As of June 2023, over 90 faculty and staff members from over 12 committees and/or departments across campus have taken advantage of this professional development tool. If you or your group would like to explore the IDI at Saint Anselm College, the information below will get you started.
Sign up if you would like to be contacted to discuss this opportunity. You may contact the Senior Inclusion Officer's (SIO) office at ppope@anselm.edu or Karen Connor (Human Resources) at kconnor@anselm.edu. You can expect the following steps:
- You will participate in a brief (less than 30 minutes) orientation to the process.
- You will receive a link and complete the IDI Survey.
- You will be contacted to schedule a 60 minute CONFIDENTIAL debrief of your results and develop a learning plan
Typically, people complete their learning a few hours a month for 6-9 months. You will have the option to receive community support through private coaching, participate in luncheon discussions, and/or be set up with an IDI buddy/partner who is also developing their learning plan.
Join the fun! Be part of a learning community with colleagues!
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Frequently Asked Questions
The IDI is a professional development tool used around the world in educational, corporate, and non-profit organizations, and it teaches individuals and groups where their strengths and weaknesses are when they are facing people with cultural differences. This tool assesses how you explore cultural differences with the use of a quick 50-item questionnaire (normally takes about 15-20 minutes to complete). Results contain customized reports that will inform you of your level of intercultural competence, as well as an individualized development plan for you to learn how to develop new intercultural skills, adapt to a rapidly-changing student body, and grow personally and professionally.
Some benefits are:
- This tool will help you promote the Benedictine values of Saint Anselm College by recognizing the decency and worth of people on and off campus.
- This will allow all voices to be heard, valued, and respected in order to learn how to grow more interculturally competent.
- This could reduce the possibility of unintentionally discriminating against someone
- By fostering a culture of learning and reflection, we can all contribute to creating a campus environment in which all students, faculty, and staff thrive and flourish.
The IDI is used around the world in multiple languages. Information about the instrument’s validity and reliability can be found here https://idiinventory.com/.
The IDI campus team is a group of administrators, staff, and faculty members that are committed to welcoming and respecting ALL students at Saint Anselm College by making this professional development tool more accessible to those who would like to increase their intercultural knowledge and skills.
This tool is available to individuals and departments on campus. Departments that have taken advantage of the IDI include: AVERT, Residence Life, Campus Ministry, and the Academic Resource Center. The IDI team will also offer information sessions across campus departments, as well as other activities such as attending campus events and lunches.
The IDI Campus Team
Below are the members of the IDI Campus Team. Feel free to contact Paro Pope or Molly McKean with questions.
Molly McKean
Vice President of Human Resources and Institutional Equity
Susan Weintraub
Assistant Dean of Students for Culture, Belonging, and Assessment
