1. Trompenaars Hampden-Turner Culture for Business All materials © THT 2006 www.thtconsulting.com Culture Compass OnLine An introduction March 2006

2. Overview 01/ What is the Culture Compass OnLine? 02/ A typical process from the user perspective 03/ Key Features 04/ Benefits 05/ Results 06/ About Trompenaars Hampden-Turner

3. 01/ What it is Culture Compass OnLine (CCOL) is a web-based e-learning application aiming at increasing the cross-cultural awareness and skills of the individual user. Users will be able to do at their own pace and in their own time the following : Complete an on-line introduction to the basic elements of culture; Complete a short individual questionnaire to help them identify their own cultural orientations; Get on-line individual feedback on their individual profile; Compare their cultural profile to that of over 50 country averages, from our database of over 55.000 managers and professionals; Complete a number of self-tests to find out how well they can bridge these cultural differences

4. 02/ Components of the Culture Compass OnLine Log on to Culture Compa ss OnLine Introdu ction to Models of Culture Intercul tural Awaren ess Profile Quest- ionnair e Individu al Feedba ck Online Countr y Comp- arisons Readin g and Resear ching Self- Test Time estimate: 30 min 30 min 30 min 60 min 60 min 15 min

5. 03/ Key Features Highly interactive Video and Audio clips Pre- and post workshop modules Low and variable cost per user Entirely customized to : your needs, content level and -amount experience level of the target groups, The blended learning approach allows a skilful combination of advance on-line preparation, classroom group and peer interaction, and individual follow-up and embedding opportunities.

6. 04/ Benefits Modularity of the learning processes Flexibility and optimisation of the content to the client needs Participants are in charge of their own learning Universal access anytime anywhere Just-in-Time Learning and immediate feedback Reduced cost per individual participant, and overall cost to the company Reduction of travel requirements Low set-up costs, and variability of costs Stratifying the needs of the different populations and participant groups Speed of deployment Effective monitoring of take-up

7. 05/ Results The individual participant will get: A sound and well-researched gap-analysis of cultural differences An assessment of his/her skills to overcome these differences

8. 06/ About Trompenaars Hampden-Turner Trompenaars Hampden-Turner is a leading innovative center of excellence focusing on strategic intercultural management issues such as post-merger integration, globalization and corporate vision and values. We aim to improve global effectiveness of organizations by providing solutions to reconcile cultural diversity through best practice consulting, training and publishing in intercultural management. The basis of our approach is the 7-dimension model of culture, described in- depth in the best-selling publication Riding the Waves of Culture by Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner. We have done over 15 years of research on dilemmas as a way of analyzing cultural processes, and have thereby developed unique methods for reconciling cultural differences and (business) dilemmas. We are advising and training many of the worlds largest global companies.