Cultural Detective Facilitator Certification Attendee
“Having online materials provides greater opportunity to run remote and virtual training more effectively. The more tools in my toolbox also increases confidence and likelihood of being able to meet any clients’ needs.”
Principal, European financial organization
“We have been working in the past with another company but you are so much more practical with hands-on (Values Lens) country-specific business values that one can use right away in meetings.”
Senior Instructional Designer, Major Payroll Services Organization
“In my search for training that we could purchase and customize to our specific needs, I came across Cultural Detective and discovered that we could, using your materials and methodology, offer our learners much more than the basics. In fact, what I found in Cultural Detective was an approach to cross-cultural communication that would leverage and greatly enhance the communication skills that our team already puts to use every day to achieve shared understanding with our U.S. business-to-business customers.”
Holly Frohlick, Office of International Education-Study Abroad, Portland Community College
“I wanted to share that, after taking a few hours to explore CD Online, I am so excited and simply thrilled to finally have had a change to access the collective resources of Cultural Detective! I AM SOLD! I just want to express the excitement I am feeling at this very moment. Whoo Hoo!”
Sharon Pitterson-Ogaldez (blog post in response to “Diversity Training Doesn’t Work")
“For a long time I have observed a two-fold paralysis that occurs in diversity training sessions in the US; paralysis from guilt of the dominant groups (race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc.) and paralysis from anger within the oppressed groups. This led me to seek another way of helping people learn about their differences and to see the major role culture plays in how we shape and view our world. The Cultural Detective is a very valuable tool for teaching people how to navigate these differences by assuming positive intent.”
Diversity & Inclusion Director, tasked with creating Global Inclusion Team
“When a situation occurs, I don’t automatically take it as an attack on me or at a personal level. I realize people are driven by values, which keep me open to dialogue and understanding, minimizing conflict especially at work.”
Senior Instructional Designer, Major Payroll Services Organization
“First, let me tell you again how excited we all are about how well the training went; my team is thoroughly convinced Cultural Detective is an excellent choice of cross-cultural communication methodology. The training we conducted is already proving to be very effective in helping our Customer Services team to engage with our new Australian customers.”
Maartje Goodeve, Nascence Coaching, BC, Canada
“The emphasis on values and ‘lenses’ or interpretations is smack-on and invaluable insight for every personal and business relationship. The website and packages are easy to navigate, information is easy to find, and the visuals are supportive and integral to the product.”
People to People International (PTPI) Global Youth Forum Leader
“Cultural Detective helped the students learn not only how to understand others’ cultures but their own. Students demonstrated a tremendous amount of growth in just a couple days!”
People to People International (PTPI) Global Youth Forum Leader
“Cultural Detective enabled the students to realize the different perspectives people have because of the various cultures that have impacted who they are.”
Cultural Detective Facilitator Certification Attendee
“Having online materials provides greater opportunity to run remote and virtual training more effectively. The more tools in my toolbox also increases confidence and likelihood of being able to meet any clients’ needs.”
Principal, European financial organization
“We have been working in the past with another company but you are so much more practical with hands-on (Values Lens) country-specific business values that one can use right away in meetings.”
Senior Instructional Designer, Major Payroll Services Organization
“In my search for training that we could purchase and customize to our specific needs, I came across Cultural Detective and discovered that we could, using your materials and methodology, offer our learners much more than the basics. In fact, what I found in Cultural Detective was an approach to cross-cultural communication that would leverage and greatly enhance the communication skills that our team already puts to use every day to achieve shared understanding with our U.S. business-to-business customers.”
Holly Frohlick, Office of International Education-Study Abroad, Portland Community College
“I wanted to share that, after taking a few hours to explore CD Online, I am so excited and simply thrilled to finally have had a change to access the collective resources of Cultural Detective! I AM SOLD! I just want to express the excitement I am feeling at this very moment. Whoo Hoo!”
Sharon Pitterson-Ogaldez (blog post in response to “Diversity Training Doesn’t Work")
“For a long time I have observed a two-fold paralysis that occurs in diversity training sessions in the US; paralysis from guilt of the dominant groups (race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc.) and paralysis from anger within the oppressed groups. This led me to seek another way of helping people learn about their differences and to see the major role culture plays in how we shape and view our world. The Cultural Detective is a very valuable tool for teaching people how to navigate these differences by assuming positive intent.”
Diversity & Inclusion Director, tasked with creating Global Inclusion Team
“When a situation occurs, I don’t automatically take it as an attack on me or at a personal level. I realize people are driven by values, which keep me open to dialogue and understanding, minimizing conflict especially at work.”
Senior Instructional Designer, Major Payroll Services Organization
“First, let me tell you again how excited we all are about how well the training went; my team is thoroughly convinced Cultural Detective is an excellent choice of cross-cultural communication methodology. The training we conducted is already proving to be very effective in helping our Customer Services team to engage with our new Australian customers.”
Maartje Goodeve, Nascence Coaching, BC, Canada
“The emphasis on values and ‘lenses’ or interpretations is smack-on and invaluable insight for every personal and business relationship. The website and packages are easy to navigate, information is easy to find, and the visuals are supportive and integral to the product.”
People to People International (PTPI) Global Youth Forum Leader
“Cultural Detective helped the students learn not only how to understand others’ cultures but their own. Students demonstrated a tremendous amount of growth in just a couple days!”
People to People International (PTPI) Global Youth Forum Leader
“Cultural Detective enabled the students to realize the different perspectives people have because of the various cultures that have impacted who they are.”