Using the Intercultural Development Instrument (IDI) as a Professional Development Tool for Preparing Global Trip Leaders Presented by Charlotte Blessing, Director of Global Education, Lakeside School, Seattle, Washington This webinar is being offered as part of the NAIS Global Ambassadors Advisory Working Group.NAIS Global Ambassadors Advisory Working Group

To introduce the Intercultural Development Instrument as a tool to prepare global trip leaders and build an effective leadership teams Purpose

What will be covered: Brief overview of the Lakeside School Global Service Learning Program Trip leader qualifications Intercultural competence What is the IDI? How the IDI is applied to the Lakeside School trip leaders Barriers Q & A

The Lakeside School Global Service Learning Program

Intercultural competence Love for and experience working with high school students Experience (service, budgets) Flexibility and high tolerance for ambiguity Country/linguistic experience Decision maker Experiential education Outdoor education and wilderness first aid/CPR Team player Trip Leader Qualifications and Qualities

Language and culture Wilderness First Aid Accounting Intercultural Competence Institutional knowledge Curriculum Outdoor educator The Ideal Leadership Team

Intercultural Competence The capability to shift cultural perspective and appropriately adapt behavior to cultural differences and commonalities (Hammer, 2009). This involves gaining a more complex understanding of how one engages cultural diversity—reflected in:  Deeper cultural self-understanding  Deeper cultural other-understanding

Intercultural Development Continuum Denial Polarization Minimization Acceptance Adaptation Monocultural Mindset Intercultural Mindset Adapted from the Intercultural Development Inventory Resource Guide, Mitchell R. Hammer, PhD., IDI, LLC.

Intercultural Development Continuum Denial Polarization Minimization Acceptance Adaptation Monocultural Mindset Intercultural Mindset “Why learn more about cultural difference?” Adapted from the Intercultural Development Inventory Resource Guide, Mitchell R. Hammer, PhD., IDI, LLC.

Intercultural Development Continuum Denial Polarization Minimization Acceptance Adaptation Monocultural Mindset Intercultural Mindset “Us vs. Them” Adapted from the Intercultural Development Inventory Resource Guide, Mitchell R. Hammer, PhD., IDI, LLC.

Intercultural Development Continuum Denial Polarization Minimization Acceptance Adaptation Monocultural Mindset Intercultural Mindset “Deep down we are all the same.” “The key to getting along in any culture is to just be yourself—authentic and honest.” Adapted from the Intercultural Development Inventory Resource Guide, Mitchell R. Hammer, PhD., IDI, LLC.

Intercultural Development Continuum Denial Polarization Minimization Acceptance Adaptation Monocultural Mindset Intercultural Mindset “More difference equals more creative ideas!” “You certainly don’t want all the same kinds of people around.” Adapted from the Intercultural Development Inventory Resource Guide, Mitchell R. Hammer, PhD., IDI, LLC.

Intercultural Development Continuum Denial Polarization Minimization Acceptance Adaptation Monocultural Mindset Intercultural Mindset “To solve this dispute, I’m going to have to change my approach.” “I maintain my values, yet I can adjust my behaviors based on cultural context.” Adapted from the Intercultural Development Inventory Resource Guide, Mitchell R. Hammer, PhD., IDI, LLC.

Process IDI Assessment Individual IDI Profile Individual IDI Profile Feedback Individual Development Plan Group IDI Profile Group Profile Feedback Individual Coaching (optional)

Do we know this is working?

Barriers to Getting the Best People Institutional commitment Funding Support staff Time Availability Interest Experience Competing opportunities

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