# Who We Are

InterCultural Communication Edge (ICEdge) provides personalized assessments,

expert advice, and training tools to support more effective communication

across diverse demographics, cultures, and nationalities.

The ICEdge Suite includes Personalized Profiles, Recommendations, and
Comparative Profiles for use by individuals and teams within university,
business and non-profit settings. In addition, ICEdge offers training and
teaching tools for instructors and coaches using the ICEdge Suite.

The ICEdge Suite was developed by an [interdisciplinary research team](/content/who-we-are/our-research/index.html) of
behavioral scientists from The University of Waterloo, University of Washington,
and The University of South Carolina under the leadership of the
Duke University Center of International Business Education and Research
(CIBER) at The Fuqua School of Business. Since 2002, the [team has successfully researched](/content/who-we-are/our-team/index.html) and repeatedly validated the tools, which have been
used successfully to coach MBA students working in multicultural teams on
effective communication strategies.

After continuing to evolve their model, the ICEdge founders set up an independent
business in 2015. The ICEdge Suite will soon be made more widely
available to additional students and instructors, as well as to executives
and other professionals in the healthcare and non-profit sectors.