About

  • Translated into 19 languages and used in more than 80 countries
  • The only team tool with DNV certification
  • A multifunctional tool suitable for a wide range of settings
  • Research-based
     
  • Format: Questionnaire and a structured seminar of approximately 90 minutes
  • Participants receive scores on three preferences: Red, Blue, and Green
  • Most commonly used with groups of 9–30 participants, but also well suited for both small groups and large audiences of 300+
  • No certification or licensing required

Background


Diversity Icebreaker® (DI) is a learning tool that for nearly three decades has helped people around the world understand themselves, others — and how differences can become a valuable resource in collaboration, communication, and innovation.

Since its launch in 2005, more than half a million people across over 80 countries have participated in DI workshops. The tool is used in organizations, academia, and the public sector — from leadership development and team processes to large-scale change and innovation initiatives.

A new kind of workshop experience
Created through interaction

Created through interaction

DI differs from traditional personality and team tools (such as MBTI, DISC, and Insights) in that the Red, Blue, and Green categories are not predetermined but are created by the participants themselves during the seminar. This means that participants collectively construct a shared language for differences and collaboration — with everyone actively involved in the process.

The colours

The three colours represent different communication and interaction styles:

Red – engagement, relationships, and involvement
Blue – structure, facts, and precision
Green – ideas, change, and possibilities

Because everyone possesses all three colours to some degree, the tool unites rather than divides. This makes DI a powerful alternative to traditional typologies that place people into fixed boxes.

The colours
From communication to lasting development

From communication to lasting development

A standard DI seminar creates rapid impact — and long-term value. In just 90 minutes, participants gain renewed energy, greater openness, and improved collaboration. The result is more trust, psychological safety, and mutual understanding — the foundation for well-being and better performance.

But the value doesn’t stop there. DI helps organizations transform differences into learning, innovation, and smarter ways of working. When people understand each other better, they also collaborate better — and create solutions that last.

Global impact

Diversity Icebreaker has its roots in Scandinavian organizational psychology and values such as equality, participation, and trust. At the same time, the tool has proven relevant across cultures and sectors — from global corporations and international organizations to executive education environments and some of the world’s leading universities.

In a time when diversity and inclusion are increasingly challenged, DI offers a fresh, inclusive, and practice-oriented approach that brings people together and supports meaningful collaboration.

Global impact
KI-Insight

KI-Insight

Included in the price, you now also receive an additional layer of insight. With support from ChatGPT-5, the group profile is automatically interpreted, providing possible explanations and suggested actions that can strengthen your team’s collaboration and development. Look for the “AI-Insight” tab in the group profile.

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