In today’s interconnected world, you are likely working across cultures, worldviews, and professional norms on a regular basis. When intercultural differences are not well understood or integrated into your work, they can lead to miscommunication, friction, and underperformance. When you understand and navigate them skillfully, they become a powerful source of insight, innovation, and trust.
Jigsaw Coaching partners with you—whether you are an individual leader, part of a team, or within an organization—to strengthen your intercultural agility in ways that are practical, developmental, and directly applicable to your real work. Our clients range from global humanitarian organizations to academic institutions to technology professionals here in Northern California.
Our approach is professional, evidence-based, and human-centered, helping you and the people you work with do your best work together across cultural differences.
We use well-validated intercultural frameworks to support meaningful and lasting development:
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Intercultural Development Inventory
A research-based assessment that measures intercultural competence and provides a personalized developmental pathway.
In partnership with Intercultural Development Inventory.
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Three Colors of Worldview
A practical model that helps you gain self-awareness about whether you see the world through the lens of Guilt/Innocence, Honor/Shame, or Power/Fear, and trains you to work with people of a different worldview.
In partnership with KnowledgeWorkx.
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Cultural Mapping Inventory
A framework that helps you navigate differences in your working relationships along 12 Dimensions of Culture, for example, direct/indirect communication, or individual/group accountability.
In partnership with KnowledgeWorkx.
