Develop successful organizations, teams, and leaders.
SDI is more than just a mapping tool – it's the key to smarter communication!
It’s not just about understanding your own and others’ motivational drivers, strengths, overdone strengths, and conflict triggers.
SDI is, above all, a powerful communication tool – both in professional life and everyday situations. When you speak the “right language” to the right person, you avoid time-consuming misunderstandings and make collaboration smoother.
SDI is much more than a tool for team development, change leadership, and conflict management. It supports the entire employee lifecycle – from recruitment and onboarding to exit interviews. Along the way, it enhances feedback processes, project management, and development discussions. This is not a tool you use only when needed – it’s a tool for everyday use.
Would you like to become a certified SDI facilitator and gain the tools to coach and guide individuals and groups – both within and outside your organization?
We offer training in Finnish, Swedish, and English – get in touch and we’ll tell you more!
Or would you prefer us to facilitate and coach your organization, your teams, or yourself?
That’s our passion! Don’t wait until the situation becomes critical – make the decision today.
Together towards your success – welcome!
“The best time to start was yesterday. The second-best time is today.”
Content
The certification process consists of four half-day training sessions, followed by a later meeting for sharing experiences and answering additional questions.
During the training days, you’ll receive a comprehensive introduction to the entire SDI assessment series, along with practical exercises to help you apply it effectively.
The structure of the training is designed to ensure that you feel confident, competent, and ready to independently facilitate SDI processes immediately after certification.
SDI’s strength lies in its focus on the motives behind behavior. This insight provides valuable tools for coaching, leadership, and training.
You’ll gain a deep and practical understanding of how SDI can be applied in various situations, such as:
- Strengthening engagement and teamwork
- Developing a coaching-based leadership style
- Managing and preventing conflicts
- Building more effective communication and relationships
The goal of the certification is to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and resources to work professionally with SDI.
You’ll also receive an in-depth overview of the research behind SDI and learn how the method – together with strength profiles – can be integrated into various processes related to relationships, communication, project and change management, and conflict resolution.
A practical tool
On the SDI platform, individual SDI results of team members can be combined into a collective team strengths portrait, clearly revealing the prevailing team dynamics.
Relationship Intelligence (RQ)
When everyone uses a shared framework to recognize differences and collaborate successfully, organizations can make the most of each individual's unique strengths and abilities.
Results through relationships
How do teams achieve their goals?
A team consists of many different skills and strengths. The secret to success is understanding why and how people use those skills and strengths.
Program Overview
Experience-based exercises and a practical approach give you the opportunity to explore how the SDI concept can be used to improve collaboration, prevent conflicts, support coaching, and enhance relationship-based feedback. You’ll learn how to manage and facilitate feedback tools and expectations so your clients can build stronger and more productive working relationships.
We’ll discuss the opportunities and challenges your clients may face – and how SDI can support them.
How can SDI help an organization where employees are disengaged?
What about organizations with high staff turnover?
How can SDI support faster recruitment and onboarding?
How can SDI help build more rewarding mentoring programs?
The Training Includes:
- 2-day certification
- Facilitator’s manual
- Access to the online SDI Portal
- Support and sales materials
- Guidance when needed
Communicate effectively, build strong teams, and manage conflicts – together with us. Welcome!
Facts
- Course scope: 4 × half-day training sessions
- Group size: 1–8 participants. Admission is based on the order of registration.
- Prerequisites: No prior knowledge required.
- Certificate: Participants will receive an SDI Facilitator Certification upon completion.
- SDI is personal and lifelong.
- Course fee: €2,500 + VAT
- Included in the price: Training, Facilitator Manual, and additional training materials
Q & A
What does the SDI assessment include?
What does the SDI assessment include?
When you complete the SDI assessment, you receive your personal results:
- What motivates you when everything is going well
- Your conflict response sequence
- Your strengths and what motivates you to use them
- How you may sometimes overuse your strengths
You also gain access to and can utilize:
- The SDI platform
- Microsoft Outlook add-in
- Mobile app
What questions are asked in the SDI assessment?
In the SDI assessment, you first answer 10 questions about your behavior and motivation when everything is going well, and then 10 questions about how you respond in conflict situations. After that, you prioritize your personal strengths.
The entire process takes approximately 30–45 minutes, and you receive your results immediately.
How is my data handled?
Your privacy is important to us. The SDI assessment is conducted through the Core Strengths platform, which complies with GDPR and international data protection standards.
You can read more about their privacy policy here: https://www.corestrengths.com/privacy-policy/
Into which languages has the SDI assessment been translated?
The SDI (Strength Deployment Inventory) assessment is available in several languages, making it accessible for global teams and organizations. While the full list isn’t shown directly on the Core Strengths website, it includes major languages such as:
- English
- Finnish
- Swedish
- German
- French
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
- Dutch
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Japanese
- Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
- Korean
What is the SDI assessment based on?
SDI (Strength Deployment Inventory) is based on scientific research, extensive validation, and decades of practical experience, developed by PhD Elias H. Porter and later advanced by PhD Tim Scudder.
- In 1971, Elias Porter created and launched the SDI assessment.
- In 1972, based on a client’s suggestion, Porter introduced the SDI Triangle.
- In 1973, Porter became the first in the world to use colors in assessment results.
- Since 1995, Tim Scudder has researched and developed the SDI tool further. Today, SDI is fully digital, and its development continues.