What is the Intercultural Conflict Styles Inventory?
The ICS Inventory Profiles Your “Core” Approach
The Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory (ICS) describes your preferred approach or
style for communicating and resolving conflict. Completing the ICS Inventory allows you to gain valuable insight into the approach you likely use when you are personally involved in a difficult situation with another party. This information is important because when we have a disagreement with others, we often experience heightened levels of stress and anxiety.
The Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory is designed to help you better understand
approaches for communicating and resolving conflict when interacting with others.
Dimensions of the ICS Inventory
Because the ICS focuses on approaches used by people from many different cultures, you will gain insight into both your own personal communication conflict approach and intercultural styles. Knowing more about your own preferred approach, and intercultural conflict styles can help you:
The Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory (ICS) describes your preferred approach or
style for communicating and resolving conflict. Completing the ICS Inventory allows you to gain valuable insight into the approach you likely use when you are personally involved in a difficult situation with another party. This information is important because when we have a disagreement with others, we often experience heightened levels of stress and anxiety.
The Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory is designed to help you better understand
approaches for communicating and resolving conflict when interacting with others.
Dimensions of the ICS Inventory
Because the ICS focuses on approaches used by people from many different cultures, you will gain insight into both your own personal communication conflict approach and intercultural styles. Knowing more about your own preferred approach, and intercultural conflict styles can help you:
- Improve your communication across cultural differences
- Resolve disagreements with people who approach conflict differently than you
- Manage the stress and anxiety present in difficult situations
- Interpret the statements and actions of the other party more accurately
- Communicate your goals and interests to others more effectively