Group Styles Inventory (GSI)

The Group Styles Inventory™ (GSI) from Human Synergistics measures how the members of a group interact with one another when solving problems and making decisions. It captures the group's interaction styles in the moment, so a team can see how its own behaviour affects its effectiveness.

How It Works

Following a group problem-solving task, members assess the way the group worked together. The results map onto the same 12 styles as the Human Synergistics Circumplex, grouped into three clusters:

• Constructive styles — that promote effective, synergistic teamwork
• Passive/Defensive styles — that lead members to subordinate their own thinking
• Aggressive/Defensive styles — that turn problem-solving into a contest

Benefits

• See how your group's interaction styles help or hinder its results
• Measure synergy — whether the group outperforms its individual members
• Build awareness of the behaviours that drive effective teamwork
• Give teams a shared language for how they work together
• Target and track improvements in group effectiveness