Human Synergistics Diagnostic
Make your culture
visible and measurable
The Organisational Culture Inventory (OCI) is the world’s most widely used and thoroughly researched measure of organisational culture — revealing the gap between where your culture is today and where you want it to be.
The world’s most widely used culture assessment
From Human Synergistics, the OCI measures the behaviours that members believe are expected of them in order to fit in and meet expectations within their organisation. It moves culture from a topic that is hard to discuss to one you can see, measure, and act on.
The 12 styles
The OCI measures culture across 12 behavioural styles, organised into three clusters and displayed on the Human Synergistics Circumplex.
Constructive styles
Achievement, self-actualising, humanistic-encouraging, and affiliative behaviours that energise people and drive performance.
Passive / Defensive styles
Approval, conventional, dependent, and avoidance behaviours that lead members to protect their own security at the expense of the task.
Aggressive / Defensive styles
Oppositional, power, competitive, and perfectionistic behaviours that lead members to focus on their own status rather than shared goals.
How it works
The OCI captures the behaviours expected across your organisation, maps them onto a proven framework, and contrasts your current culture with your ideal.
Step 1
Measure expected behaviours
Members rate the behaviours they believe are expected of them in order to fit in and meet expectations within the organisation.
Step 2
Map onto the Circumplex
Results are plotted across 12 behavioural styles on the Human Synergistics Circumplex, organised into three clusters.
Step 3
Compare current vs ideal
See how today's culture compares with the ideal, and target the styles that will move you closer to it.
What you get
Clear, measurable insight into your culture — and a shared target for changing it.
Make culture visible
Turn an abstract, hard-to-discuss topic into something concrete and measurable that your whole organisation can see.
Reveal the gap
See the distance between your current culture and the ideal culture your organisation aspires to operate within.
Link culture to outcomes
Connect the behaviours expected of members to results such as performance, quality, and engagement.
Build a shared language
Give leaders and teams a common vocabulary and a clear, agreed target for culture change.
Set a clear target
Define what good looks like with the same framework used to measure where you are today.
Track the impact
Measure the effect of your culture initiatives over time and demonstrate progress with evidence.
A clear path to lasting culture change
By revealing the gap between your current and ideal culture, the OCI gives leaders a shared language, a clear target, and a way to track the impact of culture initiatives over time — linking the behaviours expected of members to the outcomes that matter most.
Frequently asked questions
What does the OCI measure?
The OCI measures the behaviours members believe are expected of them in order to fit in and meet expectations within their organisation, across 12 behavioural styles plotted on the Human Synergistics Circumplex.
How does the OCI help change culture?
By comparing your current culture with the ideal culture you aspire to, the OCI gives leaders a shared language, a clear target, and a way to track the impact of culture initiatives over time.
Is the OCI well researched?
Yes. The OCI is the world's most widely used and thoroughly researched measure of organisational culture, developed by Human Synergistics.
Can Veraison run the OCI for organisations in Perth?
Yes. Veraison's accredited practitioners are based in Perth and run OCI programmes and debriefs in person across Perth and WA, and virtually Australia-wide.
Accredited practitioners
Our Perth-based team is accredited to administer and debrief OCI, working with organisations across Western Australia and Australia-wide. Talk to one of our qualified practitioners to get started.
Ready to understand your culture?
Talk to us about using the Organisational Culture Inventory to make your culture visible, measurable, and ready to change.
Get in touch
Based in Wembley, Perth — partnering with organisations across Western Australia and beyond.
- Address
- Level 2, 151 Herdsman Parade, Wembley, WA 6014
- Telephone
- 08 9287 1041
- info@veraison.com.au