Culture-Ready

The 11 Dimensions of Culture

Eleven big questions that explain a lot of what we misread across cultures. Pick one to start, and take a free one-page guide with you.

A map, not a verdict

Each Dimension is a spectrum with two healthy ends. Neither end is better. Understanding where a culture tends to sit helps you read behavior with curiosity instead of judgment. Every Dimension page has a free one-page handout, a world map, three character cameos, and practical Do’s and Don’ts.

Explore the Dimensions

D1 Identity badge

D1: Identity

Individual or group: who comes first?

D2 Authority badge

D2: Authority

Flat or hierarchical: who gets the final say?

D3 Risk badge

D3: Risk

Comfort with the unknown, or planning against it.

D4 Achievement badge

D4: Achievement

How a culture pursues success: together, or by winning.

D5 Future Orientation badge

D5: Future Orientation

How a culture weighs success now against success later.

D6 Communication badge

D6: Communication

Where the meaning lives: in the words, or around them.

D7 Lifestyle badge

D7: Lifestyle

Work to live, or live to work.

D8 Rules badge

D8: Rules

Same rules for everyone, or it depends on who.

D9 Expressiveness badge

D9: Expressiveness

Show it, or keep it composed.

D10 Time Use badge

D10: Time Use

One thing at a time, or many at once.

D11 Social Norms badge

D11: Social Norms

How much room there is to be different.

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Eleven Dimensions. One curious way of seeing.