IDI, Interpersonal Dynamics Inventory

By growing-environment, education and personal experience each person develops a special habitual pattern. This pattern or behavioural style is observable and is possible to generalize. The IDI instrument measures the impression a person makes on others. The result is a description of a person's behaviour perceived by the outside world.

The description (IDI-profile) the person receives is simple and clear and easy to understand. The way it’s presented, along with the documentation included, also gives the person a "tool" to develop the ability to cooperate and interact with other.

By learning more about your own and others' behaviour:
  • You will be more effective in your role
    You will better understand how your own behaviour affects other people. You become aware of your strengths and how you can minimize your weaknesses.

  • You will be  able to cooperate better with others
    You will learn when your behavioural style is effective and in what context you should adjust your behaviour.

  • Your surroundings will be more effective
    You will understand the driving force behind others' behaviour and how to use the strengths of others in a more constructive way.

  • The group cooperates and produces more efficient
    If the seminar is conducted in a group that daily work together, the group's tolerance for differences will increase, members' strengths will be utilized better and misunderstandings between members will be reduced.

Method


The instrument measures a person's behaviour in three dimensions:
  • The first dimension shows the degree to which a person is perceived as attempting to influence, control and lead other individuals and/or situations.
  • The second shows the degree to witch a person is perceived as attempting to form close personal relationships with many other people. The results are presented in a grid, resulting in four so-called basic behavioural styles. All four behavioural styles are as result-oriented and effective, but in four different ways.
  • The third dimension measures how the individual is seen as attempting to adapt his/her IDI-style to better meet the needs of other individuals and/or the situation.

Being able to adapt the behaviour style to other people's needs and the needs to different situations affects the efficiency, the personal effectiveness, tolerance for other people, etc. It’s an ability a person through awareness and training is able to consciously develop.